(music) A sequence of four notes (B flat, A, C, B natural), included in a piece of music as a homage to Johann Sebastian Bach.

Alternative spelling of backhanded compliment

(idiomatic) One is offended or angry.

(transitive) To delay or obstruct. / (transitive) To remove from or allow distance. / (transitive) To install or position behind a boundary or surface, or in a recess.

(idiomatic) To retrace one's steps; to go back where one has already gone.

(rare) A man, chiefly a homosexual, who has anal sex.

(idiomatic, archaic, slang) A person, chiefly a homosexual, who has anal sex.

Alternative form of backbiter

To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone. / (informal) To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.

One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.