sideswipe

A blow with the side of something, such as the side of car that is changing lanes incautiously.

A catty or sarcastic remark.

Calvin Harris's number-ten hit Acceptable in the 80s is both a wry sideswipe and a celebration of the scene;[…]

give a sideswipe

To give a blow with the side, as to strike with the side of a car when turning.

As he turns left from Central into Jackson he nearly sideswipes a milk truck idling yards out from the kerb.

In her haste, she sideswiped the 4x4 truck that was ahead of her as well as two other cars. “Help!” she yelled as she sped through the orange construction cones. “They're going to kill me!”