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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International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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