back-alley
See also: back alley
English edit
Etymology edit
Hyphenated attributive form of back alley.
Adjective edit
back-alley (not comparable)
- Occurring away from publicity, or in mean surroundings; backstreet.
- a back-alley abortion
Further reading edit
- “back-alley abortion”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.