I recently heard a sports announcer for the Colorado Rockies mention that the team had “gotten off the snide” after scoring a run to end a 23 inning scoreless streak. Alpha Dictionary says no clear origin can be found for the expression. However, a response to a question on the site mentions that “snide” is a variant of “schneid and schneider.” Both terms are used in gin rummy to describe “…where one side has failed to score for an extended period.” Wordpress.com further explains that “schneid” entered the vocabulary of gin players from the German word for “tailor.” If “…you were schneidered” in gin you were “cut” (as if by a tailor).”