"backal" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -ækəl Etymology: back + -al, in humorous reference to frontal. Used since at least the 1970s. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|back|al}} back + -al, {{m|en|frontal}} frontal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} backal (not comparable)
  1. (humorous, especially of nudity) Of or involving a person's back (rather than the front or side). Tags: especially, humorous, not-comparable Coordinate_terms: frontal, sidal
    Sense id: en-backal-en-adj-c~FT9wsb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al

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        },
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          "ref": "1977, New Times",
          "text": "In television, the final refuge of Victorianism, eroticism is the great no-no. \"I have coined the expression: 'At NBC, we don't show frontal, backal or sidal nudity,'\" Traviesas says. \"Although I squirm a little — we are showing more backal nudity.\"",
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          "text": "I'll have to draw the line at frontal nudity, but I would consider backal or sidal nudity, provided I get a good percentage of …"
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          "ref": "1992 September 2, William G. Martin, “First \"Full-backal\" nudity on TV? (was Re: GOING TO EXTREMES)”, in rec.arts.tv (Usenet)",
          "text": "Was the full-backal-nudity shot of the lady doctor radiology instructor a first for a network prime-time series, or have I just been leading too sheltered a life, and such shots are common nowadays?",
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