ONTHESIDE

on the side

Adjective

  1. Separate from the main course.
    Stir sage and the remaining unsalted butter into the sauce and serve it in a bowl on the side.
  2. Supplementary or in addition to one's usual job or income.
    You don't want to jeopardize your primary source of income or any savings you've socked away in your effort to boost your earnings on the side.
  3. Additional, surreptitious; often with a connotation of dishonesty or illegality.
    I shouted to make sure she knew that I wasn't just some ho on the side. If anyone was on the side, it was her.


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