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SMIDSY

SMIDSY phrase: sorry mate, I didn′t see you.

Phrase

SMIDSY

  1. (Australia, UK) Sorry mate, I didn′t see you.
    • “SMIDSY?” Rich chuckled, “Yeah, car pulled out into me, then literally as the guy got out and looked at me lying on the road he said,'Sorry mate, I didn't see you,' S-M-I-D-S-Y.”2017, CJ Moseley, The Wrath of Atlantis: With Strange Aeons

Noun

SMIDSY (plural SMIDSYs)

  1. An accident in which a larger vehicle hits a motorcycle or bicycle because the driver did not see the cyclist.
    • The motorist claimed Smidsy after the crash — ‘Sorry mate I didn't see you’.2010, Matt Croucher, Flash Point, page 13
    • Bike instructor buddy Malcolm Palmer noted a few years ago that: "most SMIDSYs happen in urban situations, when the bike is travelling at 30 or under.2014, Kevin Williams, Tarmac Tactics

Forms of SMIDSY

pluralSMIDSYs

Origin of SMIDSY

Acronym for "Sorry mate, I didn't see you."

Questions about SMIDSY

What does SMIDSY mean?
SMIDSY means sorry mate, I didn′t see you.
What part of speech is SMIDSY?
SMIDSY can be a phrase or a noun.

Words near SMIDSY in the dictionary

  1. smidgiest
  2. smidgin
  3. smidgins
  4. smidgy
  5. Smids
  6. SMIDSY
  7. SMIDSYs
  8. Smidt
  9. Smidts
  10. smiercase
  11. smift

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