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be·sides (b-sdz)
adv.
1. In addition; also.
2. Moreover; furthermore.
3. Otherwise; else.
prep.
4. In addition to.
5. Except for; other than.
examples:
3) has been to Mexico but nowhere besides.
5)No one besides the owner could control the dog.
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next to or at the side of somebody/something
He sat beside her all night.
A mill beside a stream.
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Extreme joy, anger, etc, brought on by a situation that causes one to be "out of one's mind" with that emotion.
"Beside" was formerly (15th through 19th centuries) used in phrases to mean "out of a mental state or condition, as 'beside one's patience, one's gravity, one's wits'" (Oxford Engl. Dict.), and that use survives only in "'beside oneself': out of one's wits, out of one's senses."
I was so beside myself looking at all the women on the beach that I didn't hear my wife yelling for help.
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Popular phrase black parents say to kids as a forewarning
Alright, don’t get beside yourself!
A modern phrase invented by a millennial of telling somebody to be humble and taking a crystal clear look at themselves before passing judgement and/or being critical towards others.
"Maybe you should sit back down and re-evaluate your thoughts, be humble... and get beside yourself."
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My Grandma was Southern born and raised, so a lot of Southern Dialect , sayings and nuances were little lessons throughout my life. One of those sayings that I favored is " You're getting besides yourself"- My grandma would say this to me anytime she felt I was trying to "show off", "Act up" or get "too cutesy". It was a soft way of saying, "get back in line", or "get yourself together", "humbly thyself". It is usually used by someone elder or maternal/paternal, is helpful and surely is an expression of love!
You better stop misbehaving young lady, you're getting beside yourself...
Things that no one in the US knows about, since so many pathetic fanboys are obsessed with DBZ.
DBZ fanboy: OMG, DBZ is teh coolest!!
Me: Can you name any of Akira Toriyama's other works?
DBZ fanboy: Umm... uh... Vegeta rocks!!
Me: (sigh)
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