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back seat

noun

Etymology

From back + seat.

  1. inherited from sǣte — “house”
  2. derived from *sed-✻ — “to sit”
  3. derived from *sētiją✻ — “seat”
  4. derived from sæti — “seat”
  5. inherited from sǣte
  6. inherited from sete
  7. compounded as back seat — “back + seat”

Definitions

  1. Any of the seats in the rear of a vehicle.

    • 2011, Rebecca Black featuring Patrice Wilson, Friday Gotta catch my bus, I see my friends Kickin' in the front seat Sittin' in the back seat Gotta make my mind up Which seat can I take?

  2. A lesser or inferior position

    A lesser or inferior position; a position of deliberate noninvolvement, in which decision-making or leadership is left to others.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA