side-swipe verb & noun. ['sʌɪdswʌɪp] E20.
[from SIDE noun + SWIPE verb.]
A. verb trans. Strike a glancing blow on or with the side, esp. the side of a motor vehicle. Chiefly N. Amer. E20.
b. noun.
1. A glancing blow from or on the side, esp. of a motor vehicle. Chiefly N. Amer. E20.

2. A passing jibe or verbal attack; an indirect rebuke or criticism. E20.
City Limits Poliakoff takes some effective side-swipes at the bureaucratic mind.

■ sideswiper noun M20.

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