sideswipes >> ˈsʌɪdswʌɪp
Definition: [noun] a passing critical remark about someone or something.
Example: the book was chiefly an attack on the literary work of Rossetti, but it also took a few sideswipes at Swinburne
Definition: [noun] a glancing blow from or on the side of something, especially a motor vehicle.
Definition: [verb] strike with a glancing blow.
Example: Curtis jerked the wheel hard over and sideswiped the other car