Definitions
a close friend who accompanies their buddies in their activities
Word origin
From side + kick, which in the late 19th and early 20th century was a slang term for the front side pocket of a pair of trousers, known as the pocket safest from theft. Thus, by analogy, a "side-kick" was a person's closest companion.
Used in a sentence
“If representation and recruitment is an objective, self-styled mavericks like Kelly and his Queensland sidekick George Christensen have some utility.”
“Elon Musk, Mr. Trump’s new sidekick, shared on his social media platform X an NBC News video of Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, who suggested the Gaetz pick was a strategic move to upset Democrats.”
“So even though he had – no question – the best lines in Friends, he was never what he would have been in an earlier era: the sidekick.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Close companion”8 letters
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