sidal

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/ˈsaɪd(ə)l/

adjective

Of or involving a person's side (rather than the front or back).

“full sidal nudity”

Scrabble 6

Meanings

adjectivesidal (not comparable)
  1. especiallyhumorousnot comparableOf or involving a person's side (rather than the front or back).

    full sidal nudity

    1 more example

    In television, the final refuge of Victorianism, eroticism is the great no-no. "I have coined the expression: 'At NBC, we don't show frontal, backal or sidal nudity,'" Traviesas says.

    1977, New Times

Origin

From side + -al, in humorous reference to frontal. Used since at least the 1970s.

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APA

sidal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidal

MLA

“sidal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sidal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sidal.

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