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adjective

secret; furtive; illicit; indirect.

Also, back-door.

Origin:
1605–15; adj. use of back door

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Word Origin & History

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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