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fireside

American  
[fahyuhr-sahyd] / ˈfaɪərˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. Also called hearthside.  the space about a fire or hearth.

  2. home.

  3. home or family life.

adjective

  1. informal and friendly in manner.

    The politician's fireside manner helped her win votes.
fireside British  
/ ˈfaɪəˌsaɪd /

noun

  1. the hearth

  2. family life; the home

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Etymology

Origin of fireside

First recorded in 1555–65; fire + side 1

Example Sentences

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Newsom was scheduled to do a fireside chat with Fortune magazine, but apparently when he arrived at the church-turned-conference hall, he was politely told to beat it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Early this month, SEC Chair Paul Atkins and Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman said in a fireside chat that they want to “make IPOs great again,” including by easing disclosure requirements for small issuers.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

Yet Gutierrez’s fireside chat with OpenAI’s intellectual property and content chief Tom Rubin was collegial, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

“I am being dead serious,” Vance said in a Nov. 20 fireside chat with Boyle that was livestreamed on the White House YouTube channel, calling him “the most well-sourced journalist in Washington, D.C.”

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2025

Ged paced the room up and down, from fireside to door, from door to fireside.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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