sidesplit

English

Etymology

side +‎ split

Noun

sidesplit (plural sidesplits)

1. A split-level home whose split level is visible from the front elevation.

   Coordinate term: backsplit

   • 2008, Mel Bradshaw, Victim Impact, page 72:

     It hadn't been Quirk's childhood home, a spacious suburban sidesplit Ted had seen only after it had been sold and only from the outside.

2. (gymnastics) A split in which the legs are extending to the left and right of the torso.
   • 1982, Culture and Life, page 44:

     For example, it takes a young girl gymnast, as a rule, about a month to learn how to do the sidesplit.

Alternative forms

• side-split

Related terms

• sidesplitting