Backroom

//ˈbækˌɹum// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A room near the rear of a premises.; Especially, one that is only accessible to a privileged few and can be used as an inconspicuous meeting place, where secrecy, anonymity, and even crooked dealings may occur. attributive, figuratively, often

    "Near-synonym: smoke-filled room (meeting place of crooked insiders)"

  2. 2
    the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their decisions via private negotiations wordnet
  3. 3
    A room near the rear of a premises.; A storeroom in the rear of the premises.

    "We had thought that they were out of the old model, but somebody checked in the backroom and found a case of them."

Etymology

Compound of back + room

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