Transcription
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- [bak-street]
- /ˈbækˌstrit/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bak-street]
- /ˈbækˌstrit/
Definitions of backstreet word
- noun backstreet a street in a town remote from the main roads 3
- noun backstreet denoting illicit activities regarded as likely to take place in such a street 3
- noun backstreet a street apart from the main or business area of a town. 1
- adjective backstreet taking place in secrecy and often illegally: back-street political maneuvering; back-street drug dealing. 1
- noun backstreet A minor street remote from a main road. 1
- adjective backstreet clandestine or illegal 1
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Origin of backstreet
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1630-40
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Backstreet
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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backstreet popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
backstreet usage trend in Literature
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Antonyms for backstreet
noun backstreet
- thoroughfare — a road, street, or the like, that leads at each end into another street.
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