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backroom
- /ˈbækˌɹuːm/ UK
- /ˈbækˌɹʊm/ UK
- /ˈbækˌɹum/ US
Rhymes with -uːm
noun backrooms · back room
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Especially, one that is only accessible to a privileged few and can be used as an inconspicuous meeting place, where secrecy, anonymity, and even crooked dealings may occur.
Near-synonym: smoke-filled room (meeting place of crooked insiders)
Similar: smoke-filled room[insider]]s> · Opposite: front room, foreroom, anteroom, antechamber
- A storeroom in the rear of the premises. We had thought that they were out of the old model, but somebody checked in the backroom and found a case of them.
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noun a room near the rear of a premises
| Español | apartado, rebotica |
|---|---|
| Português | fundos |
| Français | pièce à l'arrière |
| Deutsch | Hinterzimmer |
| Italiano | retrobottega |
noun figurative
| Español | entresijos, entretelas |
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Talk about this word "backroom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/backroom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. backroom. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/backroom "backroom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/backroom.Cite this
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