back-alley
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See also: back alley
English
Etymology
Hyphenated attributive form of back alley.
Adjective
back-alley (not comparable)
- Occurring away from publicity, or in mean surroundings; backstreet.
- a back-alley abortion
Further reading
- “back-alley abortion”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
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