Click on Thumbnails to View Full Size Pictures from "Side by Each" The term 'side by each' is a colloquialism coined by the French-speaking citizens in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. It referred to cars that are parked at an angle to the curb, rather than parallel to it. A mistranslation of French, it has taken on a broader meaning, and can now be referring to things or people who are close to each other in a special way.