sideswipe noun 2verb 1forms 3 noun2 •A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously. •(figurative) A catty or sarcastic remark.Calvin Harris's number-ten hit Acceptable in the 80s is both a wry sideswipe and a celebration of the scene;[…] — 2007 verb1 •To give a blow with the side, as to strike with the side of a car when turning.As he turns left from Central into Jackson he nearly sideswipes a milk truck idling yards out from the kerb. — 1960 formssideswiped · sideswiping · sideswipes
