BYPLAY
business, stage business, byplay
(noun) incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect; “his business with the cane was hilarious”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
byplay (countable and uncountable, plural byplays)
(theatre) Any action, carried out onstage during a performance, apart from the main action.
Any action, by supporting actor.
Source: Wiktionary
By"play, n.
Definition: Action carried on aside, and commonly in dumb show, while the main action proceeds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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