Sid

/sɪd/ noun

Definition

a given name, often short for Sidney; also slang for LSD

Etymology

Short form of Sidney, from Old English 'wide island'

Kelly Says

Sid as a nickname for Sidney literally means 'wide island' in Old English, but in 1960s counterculture, 'Sid' became slang for LSD (the drug). Talk about a name taking an unexpected chemical detour!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሲድ
ARالعربية
سيد
BNবাংলা
সিড
CACatalà
Sid
CSČeština
Sid
DADansk
Sid
DEDeutsch
Sid
ELΕλληνικά
Σιντ
ESEspañol
sid
FAفارسی
سید
FISuomi
Sid
FRFrançais
sid
GUGU
સિડ
HAHA
Sid
HEעברית
סיד
HIहिन्दी
सिड
HUMagyar
Sid
IDBahasa Indonesia
Sid
IGIG
Sid
ITItaliano
Sid
JA日本語
シド
KKKK
Сид
KMKM
សីដ
KO한국어
시드
MRMR
सिड
MSBahasa Melayu
Sid
MYမြန်မာ
စီဒ်
NLNederlands
Sid
NONorsk
Sid
PAPA
ਸਿਡ
PLPolski
Sid
PTPortuguês
sid
RORomână
Sid
RUРусский
Сид
SVSvenska
Sid
SWKiswahili
Sid
TAதமிழ்
சிட்
TEతెలుగు
సిడ్
THไทย
ซิด
TLTL
Sid
TRTürkçe
Sid
UKУкраїнська
Сід
URاردو
سڈ
VITiếng Việt
Sid
YOYO
Sid
ZH中文
希德
ZUZU
Sid

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