Sideshow

/ˈsaɪdʃoʊ/ noun

Definition

A less important show or attraction at a circus or fair; anything that's a minor distraction from something more important.

Etymology

Compound word from 'side' (alongside) and 'show,' used in circus terminology since the 1800s. Originally referred to attractions shown alongside the main performance in traveling shows.

Kelly Says

The circus term 'sideshow' perfectly captures how we use 'sideshows' in language—every major political scandal is accompanied by 'sideshows' that distract from the main story, showing how old carnival language describes modern media chaos!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጎንደር እንግሊዝኛ
gon-der ing-li-z-nya
ARالعربية
عرض شارع
i'r'a'a sha'ari'a
BNবাংলা
সড়কের নাটক
sor-ker na-tak
CACatalà
espectacle de carrer
es-pe-kta-kle de ka-rer
CSČeština
ulicní představení
oo-li-tsee-nee pre-dst-ave-nee
DADansk
gadeshow
ga-de-sho
DEDeutsch
Manege
mah-ne-ge
ELΕλληνικά
εκδήλωση στο δρόμο
ek-di-lo-si sto dro-mo
ESEspañol
carpa
kar-pa
FAفارسی
نمایش خیابانی
ne-maesh kha-ya-ba-ni
FISuomi
katunäytös
ka-tu-nayt-ös
FRFrançais
spectacle de rue
spe-kta-kl də rœ
GUGU
સોળી
so-lee
HAHA
sallar
sal-lar
HEעברית
מופע רחוב
mo-fe ra-chov
HIहिन्दी
सड़क नाटक
sa-dhak naatak
HUMagyar
utcai előadás
u-tcai el-o-da-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
pertunjukan jalanan
per-tu-nun-jaan
IGIG
akụkụ ụlọ
a-ku-ku ụ-lo
ITItaliano
spettacolo di strada
spe-tta-ko-lo di stra-da
JA日本語
サイドショウ
saido-sho
KKKK
көше спектаклі
ko-she spekta-kli
KMKM
បរិស្ថាន
ba-ri-s-tha-an
KO한국어
서커스
seo-ke-seu
MRMR
सड़कवरीचे कार्यक्रम
sa-dak-va-ri-che ka-r-ya-kra-m
MSBahasa Melayu
persembahan jalanan
per-sem-ba-han ja-lan-an
MYမြန်မာ
လမ်းအကြောင်းပြပြ
la-m-a-ng-a-kya-ng-pyi-pyi
NLNederlands
straatvoorstelling
straat-voors-tel-ling
NONorsk
gateforestilling
ga-te-fo-res-til-ling
PAPA
ਸੜਕ 'ਤੇ ਨਾਟਕ
sar-ak te na-tak
PLPolski
widowisko ulicznie
vi-do-vis-ko oo-li-tsee-nee
PTPortuguês
circo ambulante
sir-ku am-bu-lan-te
RORomână
spectacol stradal
spe-kta-kol stra-dal
RUРусский
цирк
tsırk
SVSvenska
gatuföreställning
ga-tu-fo-res-tel-ling
SWKiswahili
onyango wa barabarani
o-nya-ng-o wa ba-ra-ba-ra-ni
TAதமிழ்
வீதியில் நிகழ்ச்சி
vee-thi-yil ni-ka-cchi
TEతెలుగు
సీతారాం
see-ta-raam
THไทย
การแสดงทางเท้า
gaan-saneang taang-tao
TLTL
paglalaro sa kalsada
pa-g-la-la-ro sa kal-sa-da
TRTürkçe
sahne gösterisi
sah-ne ge-ster-i-si
UKУкраїнська
вуличне шоу
voo-lit-sne sho
URاردو
سڑک کی نمائش
sar-ki na-mai-sh
VITiếng Việt
biểu diễn đường phố
bieu-dien duong-pho
YOYO
ẹ̀kọ́ ìṣẹ́
e-ko-i-she
ZH中文
马戏团
mǎ xì tuán
ZUZU
izwi
ee-zwi

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