Associations to the word «Sideshow»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

SIDESHOW, noun. A subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event; "instruction is not an educational sideshow".
SIDESHOW, noun. A minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley