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Interjection

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over the bender

  1. (obsolete, British slang) Synonym of over the left shoulder (to indicate insincerity, negation, or disbelief)
    • 1835, Charles Whitehead, The Autobiography of Jack Ketch, page 74:
      "Over the bender," said Wisp, with a laugh, tossing his thumb over his left shoulder as he spoke.

References

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  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary