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adj
Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Done in poor and unsanitary conditions, secretly and illegally; back-alley.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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noun
Alternative spelling of back street.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
From back + street.
