sideshow

English

noun

Definitions

a minor attraction at a larger event such as a circus, fair, music festival or similar
an incidental spectacle that diverts attention from a larger concern
(US) an incident in which drivers block traffic to perform donuts for an extended period of time

Etymology

Affix from English side (long, trailing, ample, vast, distant) + English show (performance, entertainment).

Origin

English

show

Gloss

performance, entertainment

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Burnside English
Humberside English
Ironside English
Merseyside English
Tameside English
Tayside English
Tyneside English
aftershow English
airside English
alongside English
aquashow English
aside English
auto show English
backside English
bankside English
bayside English
beachside English
berthside English
beside English
blindside English
boatside English
bodyside English
broadside English
brookside English
cliffside English
cooking show English
coverside English
cradleside English
cribside English
damside English
darkside English
dayside English
downside English
dropside English
dryside English
eastside English
fellside English
fireside English
fleetside English
flipside English
floorshow English
foreshow English
foreside English
forthshow English
frontside English
gainside English
greenside English
heelside English
hillside English
hindside English
hitherside English
inside English
intershow English
ironside English
kerbside English
leeside English
legshow English
many-sided English
marshside English
midshow English
minishow English
motor show English
mountainside English
myside bias English
nightside English
northside English
onside English
openside English
outshow English
outside English
overshow English
overside English
parkside English
peepshow English
portside English
postshow English
preshow English
quayside English
queenside English
reshow English
rinkside English
riverside English
roadshow English
roundside English
scavage English
seaside English
show English
show barn English
show-goer English
showability English
showable English
showbag English
showband English
showbill English
showbiz English
showboat English
showboy English
showbread English
showbusiness English
showcard English
showcase English
showdown English
showest English
showeth English
showfield English
showfloor English
showfolk English
showfolks English
showful English
showgirl English
showgoer English
showground English
showguide English
showhome English
showhorse English
showhouse English
showie English
showish English
showjumper English
showjumping English
showlike English
showman English
showoff English
showperson English
showpiece English
showplace English
showplan English
showreel English
showroom English
showrunner English
showstopper English
showstopping English
showtime English
showwoman English
showy English
sidal English
side English
side mirror English
side mover English
side-eye English
side-hand English
side-handed English
side-wife English
sideache English
sidearm English
sideart English
sideband English
sidebang English
sidebar English
sidebearing English
sideblade English
sideblog English
sideboard English
sidebone English
sideboob English
sidebox English
sideboy English
sideburden English
sidecar English
sidecast English
sidechaining English
sidechannel English
sidecut English
sidedish English
sideflash English
sidefoot English
sideform English
sidegaze English
sideglance English
sideglancer English
sidegroup English
sidehead English
sidehill English
sidekick English
sidelamp English
sidelength English
sideless English
sidelight English
sideline English
sideling English
sideload English
sidelobe English
sidelock English
sidelong English
sidelot English
sidely English
sideman English
sidemeat English
sidemode English
sidenote English
sidepath English
sideperson English
sidepiece English
sidepipe English
sidepod English
sidepost English
sideproduct English
sidequest English
sider English
sideroad English
sidesaddle English
sidescraper English
sidescrolling English
sideseam English
sideshowman English
sideslip English
sidespin English
sidesplitting English
sidestep English
sidestick English
sidestream English
sidestroke English
sideswipe English
sidetone English
sidetrack English
sideview English
sidewalk English
sidewall English
sideward English
sidewards English
sideway English
sidewheel English
sidewheeler English
sidewinder English
sidewise English
sidewoman English
sidework English
sidey English
sideyard English
sidies English
siding English
sidle English
sidth English
silverside English
slideshow English
smokeshow English
southside English
spookshow English
stepside English
supershow English
t'othersider English
talk English
teleshow English
threeside English
toeside English
topside English
tubside English
underside English
wallside English
wayside English
weakside English
westside English
wetside English
wharfside English
whiteside English
show Finnish
Show German
show Hungarian
show Dutch, Flemish
шоу Russian
show Spanish, Castilian
*sekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
show Norwegian Bokmål
show Portuguese
show Swedish
ショー Japanese
show Norwegian Nynorsk
schewen Middle English
side Middle English
sjá Old Norse
šou Serbo-Croatian
xou Catalan, Valencian
शो Hindi
โชว์ Thai
şov Turkish
sô Vietnamese
ရှိုး Burmese
作秀 Chinese
脫口秀 Chinese
šou Slovak
shoo Swahili
شو Urdu
sait Tok Pisin
soim Tok Pisin