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back room

noun

Definition of BACK ROOM

1
:  a room situated in the rear
2
:  the meeting place of a directing group that exercises its authority in an inconspicuous and indirect way
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First Known Use of BACK ROOM

1592

Rhymes with BACK ROOM

backroom, ballroom, barroom, bathroom, bedroom, boardroom, chat room, checkroom, classroom, cloakroom, coatroom, courtroom, darkroom, front room, headroom, homeroom, lunchroom, men's room, mushroom, push broom, restroom, schoolroom, stateroom, sunroom, Targum, washroom, weight room, workroom

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. back room
  2. backroom
  3. backroom boy
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