backdoor

adjective

back·​door ˈbak-ˈdȯr How to pronounce backdoor (audio)
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: involving or being a play in basketball in which a player moves behind the defense and toward the basket to receive a quick pass
a backdoor layup

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Investors who earn too much for a Roth IRA can use the backdoor method to fund it. Marc Guberti, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025 And Martinez tied it 3-3 on a backdoor snapper with 3:44 left. Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025 Brantner Smith likened the state reports and investigations to a backdoor campaign against police. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025 First, Cody Glass tested Gibson’s glove with a shot from the slot, before the Ducks went the other way and nearly created a backdoor tap-in for Vatrano. Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for backdoor

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of backdoor was in 1805

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“Backdoor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backdoor. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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