Sidepiece Definition & Meaning

American

Etymology

Examples

Synonyms sidepiece American [sahyd-pees] / ˈsaɪdˌpis / Or side piece

noun

1. a piece forming a side of something, or attached at the side.

2. side chick. Slang. a woman who has a continuing sexual relationship with a man who has a wife or regular girlfriend.

Etymology

Origin of sidepiece

First recorded in 1795–1805; side 1 + piece

Example Sentences

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That also gave him room to take real chances, like the cutting, sidepiece ballad “One of Your Girls”: “Give me a call if you ever get lonely / I’ll be like one of your girls or your homies / Say what you want, and I’ll keep it a secret.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Gosling submerges wholeheartedly into Ken's insecure psyche as he moves from Barbie's sidepiece to patriarchal poster boy. Every muscle flex, every hair flick, every guitar strum lands perfectly. There are moments where he will rob you of breath."

From BBC

Also on deck for the two-day rager at the Gorge Amphitheatre: Acraze, Black Tiger Sex Machine, Bijou, CloZee, Dombresky, Ekali, Elderbrook, Green Velvet — an old-school Chicago house lord who’s carved a lane in the EDM world — John Summit, Moore Kismet, Sidepiece, U.K. producer TroyBoi and many more across three stages.

From Seattle Times

The sidepiece of my eyeglasses broke off six months ago; I reattached it with an electrical wire I had stripped of insulation and re-employed as a hinge pin.

From Washington Post

And he’s not just being polite; he immediately mentions a song he has been working on, called Sidepiece, and then he gets very excited.

From The Guardian

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