backdoor
pronunciation
How to pronounce backdoor in British English:
UK ['bækdɔ:]
How to pronounce backdoor in American English:
US [ˈbækˌdɔr, -ˌdor]
Word Origin
- backdoor (adj.)
- also back-door, "devious, shady, illegal," 1640s. The notion is of business done out of public view. The noun back door in the literal sense is from 1520s, from back (adj.) + door. The association with sodomy is at least from 19c.; compare also back-door man "a married woman's lover," black slang, early 20c.
Example
- 1. Why do I think she got in through the backdoor ?
- 2. In fact , the backdoor listing for the backdoor and backdoor by side , are a good thing .
- 3. They made a backdoor decision to leave this city .
- 4. In washington , some officials hoped that this might be a backdoor route to enforcing a no-fly zone over syria .
- 5. And further , the president of the bundesbank has said that the ecb has no mandate to purchase jointly-guaranteed eurobonds , since this would represent a backdoor government bailout .