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Meaning of Sideswipe | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

  1. A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously.
  2. A catty or sarcastic remark.
    figuratively

Equivalents

العربية الضرب من الجانب
Deutsch Seitenhieb
Italiano frecciata frecciatina

Examples

“Calvin Harris's number-ten hit Acceptable in the 80s is both a wry sideswipe and a celebration of the scene;[…]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

sideswiper sidetable Sidetan Sidetic Sidetone Sidetrack

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