sideburn

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noun

The unwanted rapid burning down one side of a cigarette that has been ineptly rolled.

“His left sideburn was longer than the other one.”

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Meanings

sideburn1

nounsideburn (plural sideburns)

plural sideburns

  1. singularuncommonsingular of sideburns

    His left sideburn was longer than the other one.

    1 more example

    “I don't have any money,” he said as she ran a hand down his sideburn through his beard.

    2013, Benjamin Nugent, Good Kids, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN

sideburn2

nounsideburn (uncountable)
  1. UKuncountablelifestyleThe unwanted rapid burning down one side of a cigarette that has been ineptly rolled.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounfacial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)

Similar
burnsidemutton chopside-whiskers
Broader
facial hair
Also see
burnside

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From side + burn.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

burnside
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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