Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

high-side

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.31 in modern English

Syllables: high---side
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To show off; to strut.

Intransitive verb; Slang

Example Sentences

"What do you expect, high-siding in those rags? Man, you are a walking neon sign advertising your vocation."
"One night Velvet came into a bar high-siding about the big “sting” his ho had achieved."
"Jigz didn't want to high-side or anything."

Usage

Inflected Forms

high-sides (present, singular) high-siding (participle, present) high-sided (participle, past) high-sided (past)

Synonyms

flamboast floss stunt aura farm boulevardier cut a wide swath cut it fat cut round exhibitionize figure away flaunt flex

Questions

What does high-side mean?: To show off; to strut.

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