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Etymology

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From side +‎ split.

Noun

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sidesplit (plural sidesplits)

  1. A split-level home whose split level is visible from the front elevation.
    Coordinate term: backsplit
    • 2008, Mel Bradshaw, Victim Impact, page 72:
      It hadn't been Quirk's childhood home, a spacious suburban sidesplit Ted had seen only after it had been sold and only from the outside.
  2. (gymnastics) A split in which the legs are extending to the left and right of the torso.
    • 1982, Culture and Life, page 44:
      For example, it takes a young girl gymnast, as a rule, about a month to learn how to do the sidesplit.

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