backstage
/bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/
Etymology
From back + stage.
backstage means relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.
backstage is pronounced /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/.
adj
- Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage.
- Secret, concealed from the public.
adv
- Towards the area behind the stage.
- Out of view of the public.“Backstage I'm lonely, backstage I cry / You've gone away and each night I seem to die a little”
noun
- The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.
- The private portion of the space used by a business or enterprise.“Another broad issue regarding the physical setting involves decisions about the setting's frontstage and backstage.”