Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: back-al
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or involving a person's back (rather than the front or side).

Humorous

Example Sentences

"full backal nudity"
"In television, the final refuge of Victorianism, eroticism is the great no-no. "I have coined the expression: 'At NBC, we don't show frontal, backal or sidal nudity,'" Traviesas says. "Although I squirm a little — we are showing more backal nudity.""
"I'll have to draw the line at frontal nudity, but I would consider backal or sidal nudity, provided I get a good percentage of …"
"There is a Full Backal shot as Arnold looks out over the L.A. skyline, and a distant shot, Full Frontal, as he is approaching the punks, [...]"
"Was the full-backal-nudity shot of the lady doctor radiology instructor a first for a network prime-time series, or have I just been leading too sheltered a life, and such shots are common nowadays?"
"“Alright, people, listen up. Nursery school is over. I don't know what you've been doing up until now, but from now on, things around here are gonna be done by the book. There's gonna be full frontal and backal strip searches. All communication will be done in the form of codes, which will be changed on a daily basis.”"

Etymology

From back + -al, in humorous reference to frontal. Used since at least the 1970s.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: back

Usage

Humorous

Frequently Paired Words

frontal sidal

Rhymes With

beshackle

Questions

What does backal mean?: Of or involving a person's back (rather than the front or side).
Where does backal come from?: From back + -al, in humorous reference to frontal. Used since at least the 1970s.

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