Meanings
nounB-side (plural B-sides)
plural B-sides
- The reverse side of a cassette tape or a phonograph record, especially a vinyl single, often containing songs not considered for airplay.
I wonder what is happening on the flip side of the world, / The side you never like to play / I know you say you need the A-side all the time / But the B-side, I just wonder what you say
1972, Jim Peterik, “Flip Side”, performed by Ides of March - Any song included on a compact disc single, besides the first song (the A-side).
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe reverse side of a cassette tape or a phonograph record, especially a vinyl single, often containing songs not considered for airplay.
Also see
Translations
French face B
- face Breverse side of a phonograph record
German B-Seite
- B-Seitereverse side of a phonograph record
Italian lato b
- lato breverse side of a phonograph record
Spanish cara B
- cara Breverse side of a phonograph record
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APA
B-side. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B-side
MLA
“B-side.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B-side. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “B-side,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B-side.
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