backstairs

Meaning

Noun

1. (plural, plural-only) A staircase at the rear of a building or one normally only used by servants and tradesmen.
2. (plural, plural-only) An indirect or furtive means of access or intercourse.

Adj

1. Secret or furtive.
2. Scandalous.

Synonyms

backstair

furtive

hole-and-corner

secret

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backroom

underhand

ex-directory

hugger-mugger

hush-hush

mysterious

mystic

occult

privy

restricted

scandalous

sealed

secretive

sneak

sneaking

sordid

surreptitious

undercover

under the counter

under-the-counter

under the table

undisclosed

unlisted

under-the-table

sub-rosa

under wraps

back-room

arcane

clandescent

cagy

clandestine

cloak-and-dagger

covert

dark

Translations

propos

clandestin

dolaylı

unter der Hand

escala de servei

die

secret

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illegal

subreptici

klandestin

Hintertreppe

Schwarz-

κρυφός

λαθραίος

geheim

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Etymology

From back + stairs.