back-alley

back-alley
Occurring away from publicity, or in mean surroundings; back-street

a back-alley abortion


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  • back-alley — back ,alley adjective only before noun done secretly or illegally by people who are not very skillful: a back alley abortion …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • back-alley — adjective : having a mean, furtive, or squalid character or air back alley gossip * * * /bak al ee/, adj. dirty, unprepossessing, sordid, or clandestine: back alley morals; back alley political schemes. [1860 65, Amer.] * * * back alley UK US… …   Useful english dictionary

  • back-alley — /bak al ee/, adj. dirty, unprepossessing, sordid, or clandestine: back alley morals; back alley political schemes. [1860 65, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

  • back alley — noun An alleyway that runs behind a row of houses, or between rows of houses See Also: back alley …   Wiktionary

  • back-alley — adj. Back alley is used with these nouns: ↑abortion …   Collocations dictionary

  • back-alley — UK / US adjective [only before noun] mainly American backstreet a back alley abortion …   English dictionary

  • Back Alley John — Infobox Musical artist Name = Back Alley John Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = John Carl David Wilson Alias = Born = birth date|1955|2|10 Died = Death date and age|2006|6|22|1955|02|10 Origin = Ottawa,… …   Wikipedia

  • Back Alley Op-Roar — Infobox Film name = Back Alley Op Roar image size = 200px caption = Sylvester does a wild musical number in Elmer s back yard inspired by Spike Jones. director = Friz Freleng producer = Edward Selzer writer = Michael Maltese Tedd Pierce narrator …   Wikipedia

  • Back Alley —    See Little Bell Alley, Copthall Buildings …   Dictionary of London

  • Back Alley, Bear Alley —    South out of Bear Alley and west to Fleet Market (Rocque, 1746 Dodsley, 1761). See Back Bear Alley …   Dictionary of London

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