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back·door
/
ˈbækˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr
/
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[
bak
-
dawr
, -
dohr
]
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adjective
secret; furtive; illicit; indirect.
Also,
back-door.
Origin:
1605–15;
adj. use of
back door
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backdoor
"devious, shady, illegal," 1640s, from
back
+
door
. The notion is of business done out of public view. The association with sodomy is at least from 19c.; also back-door man "a married woman's lover," black slang, early 20c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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