Definition of blind alley
: a fruitless or mistaken course or direction
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The central issue explored by director Laura Brownson —and the one that probably got her started up this sociological blind alley—is about self-definition and identity politics.
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First Known Use of blind alley
1860
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Definition of blind alley for English Language Learners
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: a narrow path between two buildings that can only be entered at one end
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