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Sideshow

A minor attraction at a larger event such as a circus, fair, music festival or similar

📖 Definitions of "Sideshow"

noun

1
A minor attraction at a larger event such as a circus, fair, music festival or similar
2
An incidental spectacle that diverts attention from a larger concern
3
An incident in which drivers block traffic to perform donuts for an extended period of time

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sideshow"

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Word	Definition
circusnoun	A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
spectaclenoun	An exciting or extraordinary scene, exhibition, performance etc.
madhousenoun	(figuratively, by extension) A chaotic, uproarious, noisy place.
attractionnoun	The tendency to attract.
carnivalnoun	A festive occasion marked by parades and sometimes special foods and other entertainment.
cirquenoun	(geology) A curved depression or natural amphitheatre, especially one in a mountainside at the end of a valley.
tahitinoun	the largest island in French Polynesia.
sallynoun	A willow.
sexhibitionnoun	(slang) A sex show; an erotic performance.
sidelightnoun	A light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle.
drag shownoun	(entertainment) A type of performance involving men wearing women's clothing or, less often, the other way round.
shindynoun	(slang) An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot.
leg shownoun	A titillating theatrical performance by young women who dance in costumes that reveal their legs.
strip partynoun	A party at which a stripper performs.
legshownoun	An erotic entertainment focusing on the display of women's legs.
shortienoun	(informal) Something or someone that is shorter than normal.
scootnoun	(slang) A dollar.
sceneletnoun	A little scene.
sharesiesnoun	(childish) The situation where something is shared.
sidegirlnoun	(music) A female soloist playing with a band or group of which she is not a regular member.