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back room

back room
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak room, roo m]
    • /bæk rum, rʊm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak room, roo m]
    • /bæk rum, rʊm/

Definitions of back room words

  • noun back room a place where research or planning is done, esp secret research in wartime 3
  • noun back room (as modifier) 3
  • noun back room a room located in the rear, especially one used only by certain people. 1
  • noun back room a place where powerful or influential persons, especially politicians, meet to plan secretly or from which they exercise control in an indirect manner: The candidate for mayor was chosen in the precincts' back rooms. 1

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Origin of back room

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Back room

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

back room popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

back room usage trend in Literature

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