boys' — 1. (room) a lavatory for exclusive male use: Not just for juveniles: I went into Boys and looked around. (Theroux, 1979) You should know we never lock the boys room. (Sharpe, 1977) 2. any group of men engaged in a nefarious or… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
backroom — back‧room [ˈbækrʊm, ruːm] adjective [only before a noun] backroom staff/boys people whose work is important but who do not get much attention and are not well known * * * backroom UK US /ˌbækˈruːm/ US /ˈbækˌruːm/ adjective [before noun] ► done… … Financial and business terms
backroom boys — men who play poker and smoke in a room at the back of the store When the police raided Gino s they arrested four of the backroom boys … English idioms
The Stig — Infobox Celebrity name = The Stig caption = The Stig at the 2006 British International Motor Show. birth date = Unknown birthplace = Unknown occupation = Test driver and trainer for celebrity guestsThe Stig is the name given to the anonymous… … Wikipedia
backroom boy — Meaning One who works in anonymity in an organisation while others take on more public roles. Origin First used to describe the anonymous technicians and scientists who worked in the UK during World War Two. Lord Beaverbrook coined it in a speech … Meaning and origin of phrases
backroom boy — backroom boys also backroom boy N COUNT You can refer to a man as a backroom boy when he does important work in an organization and has good ideas but is not seen or known about by the public. [BRIT] … English dictionary
The Polysyllabic Spree — (2004, ISBN 1 932416 24 2) is a collection of Nick Hornby s Stuff I ve Been Reading columns in The Believer . The book collates his columns from September 2003 to November 2004, inclusive. It also includes excerpts from such authors as Anton… … Wikipedia
List of gangs in the Grand Theft Auto series — The Grand Theft Auto series of video games features a myriad of fictional gangs and criminal organizations of various ethnicities, histories and activities, which have served as both primary and secondary vehicles in the games plot points, as… … Wikipedia
(a) backroom boy — informal someone who does a lot of work in the type of job where they are not often seen by the public. Editors are very much the backroom boys of the film world. (often plural) … New idioms dictionary
Marlene Dietrich discography — Marlene Dietrich Marlene Dietrich s recording career spanned sixty years, from 1928 until 1988 . She introduced the songs Falling in Love Again (Can t Help It) (from the film The Blue Angel) and The Boys in the Backroom (from Destry Rides Again ) … Wikipedia
Lieutenant Hubert Gruber — Allo Allo! character name=Lieutenant Hubert Gruber nationality=Flagicon|GER|Nazi German occupation=Lieutenant start= finish=A Winkle in Time The Return of Allo Allo! portrayed=Guy SinerLieutenant Hubert Gruber, generally known only as Lieutenant… … Wikipedia