Definition of backstage
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: of, relating to, or occurring in the area behind the stage and especially in the dressing rooms
2
: of or relating to the private lives of theater people
3
: of or relating to the inner working or operation (as of an organization)
backstage
adverbDefinition of backstage (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: in or to a backstage area
2
: in private : secretly
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The first known use of backstage was in 1880
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