sidestep

Sidestepping is most commonly used in video games as another way of saying dodging. To sidestep you would simply just have to ''dodge'' any visuals with a negative impact. ( Visuals in this sentence would be stuff like magic, fire, traps, hammers and swords, etc. ) When sidestepping the only thing you do is walking or running. Roll, jump, duck, etc, yeah... none of them counts as sidesteps.

Side note: Sidestepping is a very advanced move depending on the game you are playing, it can require a lot of skills to pull it off in some games.

''Dude, this guy hits me with every spell.''
''If you don't wanna get hit, sidestep it.''
''Easier said than done...''

by MMBK October 22, 2016

sidestep

To avoid answering a question, which is mean of that person.

Janet sidestepped my question, therefore, she's mean, but that's ok since she's hot as hell.

by djmatty December 27, 2005

Sidestep

When someone who owes you money completely changes the subject of conversation when asked about the debt in order to avoid said debt.

Chad completely sidestepped me today when I asked him for the money he owes me.

Me.. Hey you got that 20 you owe me?

Chad... Did you hear about Danny going to jail last night?

by JohnnyTrapp77 April 17, 2019

Sidestep nae nae'd

When you disrespect someone so hard with a dodge and then a counter attack that they wanna reconsider their life choices.

"Why is that guy crying?" "Oh, because he got sidestep nae nae'd."

by Ramen3ater February 2, 2023

St. Louis Sidestep

A slang racing term in which a driver starts out on the outside of a turn and then cuts to a sharp inside line to pass a driver that is near the center of the curve.

Kurt swiftly pulled off yet another St. Louis Sidestep which let him finish in first.

by POTATO_IN_MY_ANUS September 28, 2014

samoan sidestep

From rugby union and to a lesser extent, rugby league. Term used to describe the player with the ball running into, then over the top of, the man trying to make the tackle.

Commentator: "And Caucau passes off to Robinson! And Robinson bursts through the line! A quick dummy and there's only Taylor to beat! And... OH! A storming samoan sidestep and its a try!!! And the stretcher's coming on for Taylor."

by runbytheground December 20, 2008

courtesy-sidestep

Refers to where you hastily "make like a crab" when ambling along the road or down a long aisle/hallway and observe someone warily approaching with an extra-wide/bulky "item in tow", such as if a person is wheezingly lugging one or more large humongously-bulging sacks/bundles in his arms, or if a vehicle is pulling an extra-wide trailer; the "courtesy" notation implies that you intentionally move aside considerably farther than is actually necessary for safely allowing the person to get by you; your purpose is to ensure that the trepidatious cargo-transporter can feel totally confident and non-apprehensive about passing by your position.

I always make sure to perform the courtesy-sidestep whenever I see someone approaching who needs extra room to pass, especially if there is a wall, line of parked vehicles, or other currently-immovable object at the side of the road that the person is having to actively avoid. And I also find that I can acceptably do so even if there are other folks present beside the road, as well... even if several people are also standing next to the wall --- like a bunch of huge burly D.O.T. guys at a road-repair-construction site --- I have never been griped at for just unceremoniously squinching myself right up against/among them till the extra-bulky vehicle has passed; I guess it's kinda understood that personal space/boundaries get temporarily "collapsed" or "suspended" when safety is at stake.

by QuacksO August 19, 2018