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backstreet

The correct spelling is backstreet.

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noun

Say it like: Bak-str-eet

The correct spelling is backstreet. A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A usually small and narrow street or alley, especially one in inferior or poorer parts of a city, away from the centre.
  2. 2.A secret, clandestine or illegal scene.

adjective

  1. 1.Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.

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