minorstoryline

noun
UK /ˈmaɪ.nə ˈstɔː.ri.laɪn/
US /ˈmaɪ.nɚ ˈstɔːr.i.laɪn/

A small side story in a book or movie that is not the main one.

The minorstoryline about the talking dog made the movie funnier.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A less important series of events in a game or show.

Players can skip the minorstoryline if they want to finish faster.

3. A small part of a bigger real-life situation.

The lost keys were just a minorstoryline in our busy day.

4. A short extra tale inside a longer story.

The author added a minorstoryline about the village baker.