backdoor

adjective

back·door ˈbak-ˈdȯr

: indirect, devious

: 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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Late in the third, Bedard made a spin-o-rama pass from the low slot and just missed a connection with Foligno for a backdoor tip-in. —

Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2024 Understanding where your income stands in relation to these limits is essential in deciding whether a backdoor Roth IRA conversion is the right path for you. —

Jessica Ledingham, J.d., Ll.m., Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Chinese electric vehicles present a backdoor risk for Beijing to gain leverage over rival governments, a new report warns. —

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2024 Roughly 70 congressional Democrats boycotted the speech, an uptick from the 58 who skipped Netanyahu’s 2015 address lambasting the Iran nuclear deal, the last time Netanyahu accepted a backdoor invitation from a Republican speaker against the wishes of a Democratic president. —

Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for backdoor