sidebar

A public request for a private conversation or meeting usually employed when in the company of others. The announcement of "sidebar" is intended to prevent others from interrupting the conversation. Comes from the O.J. trial.

Scott pulled Julie out of the party and into a sidebar to, drunkenly, confess his undying love to her.

by fsudustin April 20, 2006

sidebar

when you are talking to someone or texting them and you have a question or something to say not relating to what you were talking about.

Friend: yeah so jersey shore is on tonight
Me: yeah unfornately it is. sidebar: hey seen a hot ass milf earlier at work

by Justino_28 October 17, 2012

sidebar

a smoke break

originated in Culinary Receiving sometime between February and June of 2010

"sidebar?" *indicates door*
"dude, i just took one ten minutes ago, where were you?"

by iced-t January 30, 2012

Sidebar

To ignore an incoming cell phone call by pushing one of the side buttons to silence the ring or stop the vibration.

"That dork Phill was calling again to try to get me to join that online pyramid scheme so I sidebarred him."

by Mussmania September 17, 2007

Sidebar

Another way of saying of "let's take this offline"

Let us sidebar on this problem later. We don't want to be distracted by it.

by pingtubhotmug February 3, 2022

Sidebar

Having a cocktail with a beer.

"I'll have a beer and a gin and tonic as a sidebar."

by Wendy Darling 33 April 26, 2024

Sidebar

A detour or alternatively—redirected point in a conversation for the purposes of temporarily, or briefly, visiting an idea that is either relative or orthogonal to the main line of thoughts, questioning or general ideas happening (A modern word—similar in nature to the modern 'Speedrun'—a brief explanation, for the purpose of explaining or expressing an idea quickly/generally)

"He went on a brief sidebar, highlighting the pyramids layout and peculiarities—as it had been a thousand years before..."

by snarlferb July 20, 2025