blindsided; blindsiding; blindsides
Definition of blindside
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: to hit unexpectedly from or as if from the blind side
blindside the quarterback
2
: to surprise unpleasantly
blind side
nounDefinition of blind side (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: the side away from which one is looking
2
: the side on which one that is blind in one eye cannot see
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The first known use of blindside was in 1606
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