East Sider

Or Eastsider

[sahy-der]

noun

1. a native or resident of the East Side of Manhattan, in New York City.

Word History and Origins

Origin of East Sider¹

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05; East Side + -er ¹

Example Sentences

“I hope Mamdani is going to give out free Xanax,” said Caroline Leventhal, a lifelong Upper East Sider who co-founded “Mic’d and Medicated,” a podcast that dissects the lifestyle of cosmetic surgeries and private ski instructors.

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With “Birth,” she and Glazer created an odd movie that introduces Anna, a smart, sophisticated Upper East Sider, with a shot of her steadying herself on her husband’s tombstone and then spends the next 90 minutes suggesting that she’ll never escape his memory.

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“She’s got more energy,” said David Vlahov, 69, an East Sider who stopped to take in the spectacle, explaining why he prefers Maloney.

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So, everyone in West Virginia became collateral damage in the Upper East Sider’s tirade.

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The seven individuals -- including wealthy Upper East Sider Clara Kraebber -- were arrested for rioting at a New Afrikan Black Panther Party rally, the New York Post reports.

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