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sideman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *sīdaz Proto-Germanic *sīdǭ Old English sīde Middle English side English side English -man English sideman From side + -man.

Meanings

1. A soloist playing with a band or group of which he is not a regular member.
2. (Multicultural-London-English, derogatory) Somebody who is unimportant or irrelevant.
   • I link for the peng, then I go link for the mud / I just stepped on the ends, sideman don't give me no spud 2016, “DPMO”, in Gunna Grimes (lyrics), #FingsOnThings, performed by 86:
   • She told me she loved me, I was like when? Treated me like a sideman back then 2019, “Love Me Not” (track 8), in Ignorance Is Bliss, performed by Skepta:

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