Meanings
nounside order (plural side orders)
plural side orders
- A small dish served as an accompaniment to a main course or entrée.
Synonyms: side dish
- figurativelyinformalAn accompaniment.
Instead, it brought a large helping of disbelief with a jumbo-sized side order of jealousy.
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Synonyms & antonyms
nounA small dish served as an accompaniment to a main course or entrée.
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nouna dish that is served with, but is subordinate to, a main course
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APA
side order. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side%20order
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“side order.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side%20order. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “side order,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/side%20order.
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