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ˈStateside, stateside, a. and adv. colloq. (orig. and chiefly U.S.).
Also states side and hyphened.
[f. State-s (state n. 31 d) + side n.1 15 b.]
A. adj. Of, in, or pertaining to the continental United States of America.
1944Karig & Kelley Battle Report I. vii. 151 Hearing that several United States news correspondents were in Soerabaja it occurred to him that Stateside newspapers might carry stories of the air attack. 1952Chambers's Jrnl. Aug. 486/1 After the biennial yacht-race to Honolulu is over..the problem of how to return the yachts to their stateside ports can no longer be postponed. 1960Encounter Feb. 31/2 The kids keep up with the latest Stateside fad. 1967A. Diment Dolly Dolly Spy vi. 80 She was tall and slim, as most of those Stateside career women are. 1975tr. Melchoir's Sleeper Agent ii. 148 Larry numbly examined his mangled, disfigured hands. ‘I..guess I bought myself a Stateside ticket.’ 1979Sci. Amer. Feb. 27/2 Agent Orange and its stateside analogues, much used defoliants for weeds and forest cover.
B. adv. Towards or in the continental United States of America.
1945Sun (Baltimore) 12 Mar. 9-0/6 ‘Stateside’ is a mighty popular word out here [sc. in Guam] because a service man going ‘stateside’ is going home. 1950‘D. Divine’ King of Fassarai xvi. 137 You're just fresh from States-side. You'll see what I mean when you've been on the island for a week. 1963L. Deighton Horse under Water xliv. 176 Fernie fixed the consignment to a ship heading stateside. I notified my contacts in New York. 1966E. McGirr Funeral was in Spain 74 I'm going back states side in a few days. 1969Oz Apr. 27/2 This guy knew some of the Angels State-side, or at least he thinks he knows. 1976M. Machlin Pipeline xxxix. 426 I'm willing to cash in my chips, drag up stateside, and get going on something else. |