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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 — adjective Occurring away from publicity, or in mean surroundings; back street a back alley abortion … Wiktionary
back alley — noun An alleyway that runs behind a row of houses, or between rows of houses See Also: back alley … Wiktionary
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
