LekhoriLekhoriA blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously.
A catty or sarcastic remark.
Calvin Harris's number-ten hit Acceptable in the 80s is both a wry sideswipe and a celebration of the scene;[…]
To give a blow with the side, as to strike with the side of a car when turning.
As he turns left from Central into Jackson he nearly sideswipes a milk truck idling yards out from the kerb.
From side + swipe.
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