back-alley



back-alley

adjective Disreputable, unethical, squalid, and/or surreptitious. It is a modifier always used before a noun. I know a place that does back-alley dental work for a fraction of the normal cost, though, understandably, their results aren't always the best. The governor was found guilty of partaking in back-alley deals with local developers to secure costs lower than his budget.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hyginus-Ancient Greek (Latinized)
JoosYO:SDutch
Vitya-Russian
Mikha'il-Arabic
Ioseph-Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
KatharynKATH-ə-rinEnglish