"SMIDSY" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: SMIDSYs [plural]
Etymology: Acronym for "Sorry mate, I didn't see you." Head templates: {{en-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. Related terms: LBFTS
    Sense id: en-SMIDSY-en-noun-BMnSp-xw

Phrase

Etymology: Acronym for "Sorry mate, I didn't see you." Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} SMIDSY
  1. (UK, Australia) Sorry mate, I didn′t see you. Tags: Australia, UK
    Sense id: en-SMIDSY-en-phrase-I5XnRhJT Categories (other): Australian English, British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 26 74

Inflected forms

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