sidal

English

Etymology

From side +‎ -al, in humorous reference to frontal. Used since at least the 1970s.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sīd-(ə)l, IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪd(ə)l/
• Rhymes: -aɪd(ə)l

Adjective

sidal (not comparable)

1. (humorous, especially of nudity) Of or involving a person's side (rather than the front or back).

   full sidal nudity

   • 1977, New Times:

     In television, the final refuge of Victorianism, eroticism is the great no-no. "I have coined the expression: 'At NBC, we don't show frontal, backal or sidal nudity,'" Traviesas says.

Coordinate terms

• frontal, backal

Anagrams

• Dials, Dilsa, dials, sail'd