English dictionary

sideshow

/'s/aI/d/S//oU/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event

noun.event

Examples
Instruction is not an educational sideshow.

Source: WordNet 3.0
a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus)

noun.act

Source: WordNet 3.0