# sidekick

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsaɪdkɪk/ · frequency rank #21,360

## Definitions
1. An assistant to another person, especially to a superior or more important person.
2. In literature, theatre, etc., a good foil of the protagonist, a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character.

## Etymology
From side + kick, which in the late 19th and early 20th century was a slang term for the front side pocket of a pair of trousers, known as the pocket safest from theft. Thus, by analogy, a "side-kick" was a person's closest companion.

## Common misspellings (12)
`isdekick`, `sdiekick`, `siddekick`, `sideikck`, `sidekcik`, `sidekicck`, `sidekickk`, `sidekikc`, `sidekkick`, `sidkeick`, `siedkick`, `ssidekick`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sidekick