goalside

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adverb

On the side nearest to the goal.

“When marking an attacker, always try to stay goalside to him.”

OriginEnglish side ← Middle English side ← Old English sīde →
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Meanings

adverbgoalside (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehobbiesOn the side nearest to the goal.

    When marking an attacker, always try to stay goalside to him.

noungoalside (plural not attested)
  1. no pluralhobbiesThe side nearest to the goal.

Origin

  1. Englishgoal
  2. Proto-Indo-European*seh₁-
  3. Proto-Germanic*sīdaz
  4. Proto-Germanic*sīdǭ
  5. Old Englishsīde
  6. Middle Englishside
  7. Englishside
  8. Englishgoalside

From goal + -side.

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Cite this entry
APA

goalside. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goalside

MLA

“goalside.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goalside. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “goalside,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goalside.

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