I was wondering if anyone was aware of the word "sidey". I've heard a couple of people use it and I also have come across it online but have never found it in any dictionary.

how's it used? what's the context? can I find another way to ask the same question?



welcome to the board!

sidey (pl. sidies) - of course! These are what you get just before you have to visit the hairdresser; what might best be described as 'pseudo sideburns'. It's a chiefly British usage, AFAIK.

LOL! (laugh out loud)

thanks for the reminder; it's time to get my hair cut!

Thanks for the welcome etaoin! I've heard the word being used in the same context as the word seedy. Oh and I might add that I have come across this only in India. Initially I thought it might have been a mispronunciation but a lot people seem to use it in written form as well in India. I did a search on the word in a search engine and came across a few instances.

what might best be described as 'pseudo sideburns'. It's a chiefly British usage, AFAIK.

New one to me, me old son. Though indubitably useful.

> New one to me

I learnt that meaning up in Scouse country so I guess most Southern pansies arn't too familiar with it [g]
I have no clue as to how or why sidey might have come to mean 'seedy' though I'm afraid, cuteprog.

I learnt that meaning up in Scouse country

Yeah, well - us Southern pansies would never have sideys would we? Occasional designer stubble, perhaps.


I'd be interested to know if this is a general Northern term. Rhuby, Jo?

There is the rather old fashioned slang term side, meaning getting above yourself. Could this sidey refer to a sort of shabby genteel claim to an undeserved social prominence?

Bingley

There is the rather old fashioned slang term side, meaning getting above yourself.
There is? Would you mind using it in a sentence, please, so I can understand?

When administering chastisement for example, an extra smack might be given "for side".

Bingley

Thanks. So, side is similar to cheek, then? Is side a noun in this slang usage?

yes on both counts

Bingley

Merci.