Definitions for sideshow
ˈsaɪdˌʃoʊsideshow

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sideshownoun

   a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event

   "instruction is not an educational sideshow"

2. sideshownoun

   a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sideshownoun

   A minor attraction at a circus or fair.

2. sideshownoun

   An incidental spectacle that diverts attention from a larger concern.

3. sideshownoun

   An event where a large group of people display automotive stunts.

4. sideshownoun

   An additional concert not part of the programme of a major music festival.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sideshow

   In North America, a sideshow is an extra, secondary production associated with a circus, carnival, fair, or other such attraction.

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1. sideshow

   A sideshow is a subordinate event or spectacle, typically accompanying a larger one such as a circus or fair. It often features unusual, exotic or extraordinary displays or performances designed to attract attention and entertain the audience. This term can also refer metaphorically to anything that serves as a secondary or lesser distraction or spectacle.

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1. Sideshow

   In America, a sideshow is an extra, secondary production associated with a circus, carnival, fair or other such attraction.

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How to pronounce sideshow?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sideshow in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sideshow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of sideshow in a Sentence

1. Steven Sotloff:

   The foreign fighter thing is a sideshow in this conflict... but at the end of the day it really isn't a long-term solution or particularly important part, the guys that SOLI are training are the most highly capable, intelligent, motivated fighters that we've had -- they request that we get up early to do physical training.

2. David Axelrod:

   The media began by covering Trump as a sideshow, then grew more aggressive in challenging him on his 'facts', and now is more actively commenting on the character of his campaign.

3. Wilfredo Navarro:

   What is said outside is nothing more than a sideshow to make the negotiation tense, this dialogue has many enemies.

4. Charles Krauthammer:

   This is a woman, this is a candidate who is going to be the nominee. We all know it, for all of the Bernie momentum stuff. That’s a sideshow. But you have to go through 15, 16 months of a ritual of actually campaigning, there is no campaign. There is not going to be a debate. There isn’t a challenge. So she is stuck for these 15 or so months pretending to be a candidate and what you get are pretend events.

5. Fox News:

   Act of War: Lyndon Johnson, North Korea, and the Capture of the Spy Ship Pueblo, the Pueblo fell through the cracks of history because it became a sideshow to everything that happened.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sideshow
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sideshow
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideshow
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sideshow