Bat from the pavilion end


Slang term for a homosexuality.

If Julian didn’t want us to know he was batting from the pavilion end he shouldn’t keep wearing those lilac loafers.

Britain, 20th century. An allusion to the game of cricket.

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Gary Martin

Writer and researcher on the origins of phrases and the creator of the Phrase Finder website. Over the past 26 years more than 700 million of his pages have been downloaded by readers. He is one of the most popular and trusted sources of information on phrases and idioms.