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
Celestinothe-le-STEE-no (Spanish), se-le-STEE-no (Latin American Spanish), che-le-STEE-no (Italian)Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
GÉZa-Hungarian
Asier-Basque
SÉRaphinse-ra-FENFrench
Raluca-Romanian
EinoAY-noFinnish