back alley

== English == === Pronunciation === === Noun === back alley (plural back alleys) An alleyway that runs behind a row of houses, or between rows of houses. Synonyms: back lane, backway Hypernyms: alley, lane; byway < way Coordinate terms: back street, back road; bystreet, byroad Near-synonym: bylane (slang, euphemistic) The anus. 2018, Ralph Breaks the Internet (film) RALPH: This dress is not made for a big boy. It's going right up the back alley there. ==== Usage notes ==== In the United Kingdom, a residence or other premises whose only entrance is on a back alley will have an address of the form "Back of [number] Something Street", where the row of houses is in "Something Street". ==== Derived terms ==== back-alley ==== Translations ====