back-street

A form of backstreet — Associated with neighborhoods on back streets, often in older neighborhoods, with poorer residents.

Meanings

adjectiveback-street (comparative more back-street, superlative most back-street)

comparative more back-street · superlative most back-street

  1. alternativeAlternative form of backstreet.
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APA

back-street. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-street

MLA

“back-street.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-street. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back-street,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-street.

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