Seitenhieb — meaning in English

English meaning

• potshot noun A shot fired at a target that is easy to hit or chosen without care.
• sideswipe noun A glancing blow delivered from the side, such as one car clipping another while changing lanes.
• skit noun A short comic performance, usually a few minutes long, with a single joke or situation at its center — the kind of thing performed at a school assembly, on a variety show or in a social media video.
• slant noun A slope or tilt; a sloping surface or line.

Senses

Seitenhieb is used for these senses in English:

• potshot (figurative) Criticism of an easy target; a cheap shot.
• sideswipe (figurative) A catty or sarcastic remark.
• skit A short comic performance done by amateurs.
• slant (US, obsolete) A sarcastic remark; shade, an indirect mocking insult.

potshot — full definition

1. noun A shot fired at a target that is easy to hit or chosen without care.
2. noun An unfair criticism aimed at someone who is an easy target.

sideswipe — full definition

1. noun A glancing blow delivered from the side, such as one car clipping another while changing lanes.
2. noun A sharp, indirect critical remark.
3. verb To strike something with a glancing blow from the side.

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