Definitions for backstairsˈbækˈstɛərz
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
back•stairsˈbækˈstɛərz(adj.)
also back′stair′
secret, underhanded, or scandalous:
backstairs gossip.
Origin of backstairs:
1635–45
Princeton's WordNet
backstairs(adj)
a second staircase at the rear of a building
backstair, backstairs, furtive(adj)
secret and sly or sordid
"backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"
Wiktionary
backstairs(Noun)
a staircase at the rear of a building, or one normally only used by servants etc
backstairs(Adjective)
clandestine, secret or furtive
Webster Dictionary
Backstairs(adj)
alt. of Backstair
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