East Sider
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of East Sider
Example Sentences
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Instead, the Upper East Sider got paired with a roommate from lower Manhattan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
“She’s got more energy,” said David Vlahov, 69, an East Sider who stopped to take in the spectacle, explaining why he prefers Maloney.
From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2022
Lyonne plays a Lower East Sider with issues who finds herself at a party she can’t escape.
From New York Times • Jan. 3, 2019
After playing Upper East Sider Serena van der Woodsen on the CW's "Gossip Girl" for six seasons, Lively was creatively tapped out.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2015
He was neither a whale nor a Tammany East Sider who said "raddio."
From Time Magazine Archive
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