Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smidsy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: smidsy
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Sorry mate, I didn′t see you.

Australian usage; British usage

noun

An accident in which a larger vehicle hits a motorcycle or bicycle because the driver did not see the cyclist.

Example Sentences

"“SMIDSY?” Rich chuckled, “Yeah, car pulled out into me, then literally as the guy got out and looked at me lying on the road he said,'Sorry mate, I didn't see you,' S-M-I-D-S-Y.”"
"The motorist claimed Smidsy after the crash — ‘Sorry mate I didn't see you’."
"Bike instructor buddy Malcolm Palmer noted a few years ago that: "most SMIDSYs happen in urban situations, when the bike is travelling at 30 or under."
"Most riders come back and talk about their SMIDSY collisions and cornering spills but we hardly ever hear firt-hand about overtaking crashes."

Etymology

Acronym for "Sorry mate, I didn't see you."

Usage

Australian usage
British usage

Inflected Forms

SMIDSYs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

LBFTS

Questions

What does smidsy mean?: Sorry mate, I didn′t see you.
Where does smidsy come from?: Acronym for "Sorry mate, I didn't see you."

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