in back of

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in back of

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By analogy with in front of.

preposition

  1. Canada, US, informal behind, back of There is a tool shed (in) back of the house.
  2. Canada, US, informal at the bottom of; ultimately responsible for The French envoy blamed it on Robert Dudley, saying that he knew he was in back of it — since he had murdered once, why not again?

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"in back of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/in%20back%20of. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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in back of. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/in%20back%20of

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"in back of." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/in%20back%20of.

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@misc{in_back_of_2026,
  title = {in back of},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/in%20back%20of},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}