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side·show  (sdsh)
n.
1. A small show offered in addition to the main attraction, as at a circus.
2. A diversion or spectacle that is incidental to a larger set of circumstances or a bigger issue of concern: "Administrations with little room to maneuver at home have historically looked for sideshows abroad" (Joan Didion).

sideshow [ˈsaɪdˌʃəʊ]
n
1. (Performing Arts / Theatre) a small show or entertainment offered in conjunction with a larger attraction, as at a circus or fair
2. a subordinate event or incident
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sideshow - a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event; "instruction is not an educational sideshow"
incident - a single distinct event
2.sideshow - a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus)
show - the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"
Translations
sideshow [ˈsaɪdʃəʊ] N (at fair) → atracción f secundaria
sideshow [ˈsaɪdˌʃəʊ] n (at fair) → attrazione f
sideshow [ˈsaɪdˌʃəʊ] n (at fair) → attrazione f


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He scoffed at them as adventures, mountebanks, sideshow riffraff, dime museum freaks; he assailed their showy titles with measureless derision; he said they were back-alley barbers disguised as nobilities, peanut peddlers masquerading as gentlemen, organ-grinders bereft of their brother monkey.
 
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