back-alley
[ bak-al-ee ]
/ ˈbækˈæl i /
adjective
dirty, unprepossessing, sordid, or clandestine: back-alley morals; back-alley political schemes.
Origin of back-alley
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Words nearby back-alley
back vent,
back walkover,
back water,
back yard,
back, sack, and crack,
back-alley,
back-and-forth,
back-check,
back-cloth,
back-end load,
back-load
Idioms and Phrases with back alley
back alley
see under back street.