Other side

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    The afterlife, as a supernatural realm inhabited by spirits of deceased people. idiomatic

    "[I]t has seemed to me wise to take such measures as may be feasible, to acquire, by courtesy of the press, access to my standing obituaries, with the privilege—if this is not asking too much—of editing, not their Facts, but their Verdicts. This, not for the present profit, further than as concerns my family, but as a favorable influence usable on the Other Side, where there are some who are not friendly to me."

  2. 2
    Alternative form of other side. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
  3. 3
    The time after the solution or completion of a problem, adversity, or challenge. idiomatic

    "That clarity comes through on another highlight, Love Is Blind. “I found this part of myself that I think is left out of a lot of love songs: the growth on the other side.”"

  4. 4
    The other side of the Atlantic Ocean (usually between the United States and the United Kingdom). idiomatic

    "O, how the Britisher longs to vote for Cleveland! But he cannot, and must content himself with merely sending over funds and doing what he may from the other side for the cause he loves so well."

  5. 5
    The other television channel (when only two were available). UK, dated, idiomatic, slang

    "This is boring. What's on the other side?"

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  1. 6
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see other, side.

    "We crossed to the other side of the road."

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