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View synonyms for backstairs

backstairs

or back·stair

[ bak-stairz ]

adjective

  1. associated or originating with household servants:

    Weak tea and burnt toast evidenced the start of a backstairs revolt.

  2. secret, underhanded, or scandalous:

    backstairs gossip.

backstairs

/ ˈbækˈstɛəz /

plural noun

  1. a secondary staircase in a house, esp one originally for the use of servants

adjective

  1. underhand

    backstairs gossip

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Word History and Origins

Origin of backstairs1

First recorded in 1635–45; adjective use of back stairs

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