back-alley

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back-alley

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Hyphenated attributive form of back alley.

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not comparable Occurring away from publicity, or in mean surroundings; backstreet. a back-alley abortion

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@misc{back_alley_2026,
  title = {back-alley},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/back-alley},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}