sideman
English
Etymology
Noun
sideman (plural sidemen)
- (music) A soloist playing with a band or group of which he is not a regular member.
- (MLE, derogatory) Somebody who is unimportant or irrelevant.
- 2016, “DPMO”, in Gunna Grimes (lyrics), #FingsOnThings, performed by 86:
- I link for the peng, then I go link for the mud / I just stepped on the ends, sideman don't give me no spud