back alley
back alley · back alleys
An alleyway that runs behind a row of houses, or between rows of housesAn alleyway that runs behind a row of houses, or between rows of houses.
» Tom's body was found in a back alley.
Meaning
2 sensesAn alleyway that runs behind a row of houses, or between rows of houses.
Near-synonym: bylane
(euphemistic, slang)The anus.
Examples
4 sentencesTom's body was found in a back alley.
He went to a back alley.
There's a cat in the back alley.
We drove through some quiet back alleys and we arrived on time.
Translations
2 languagesForms
plural: back alleys| Singular | back alley |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedback-alley