Definition of "backstage" []

• In or toward the area behind the performing space in a theater, especially the area comprising the dressing rooms. (adverb)
• In secret; privately. (adverb)
• Of, relating to, occurring in, or situated behind the performing area of a theater. (adjective)
• Concealed from the public; private. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Mon 10/19/09 1: 23 PM nevermind the fact that she had clearly popped some oxycodin backstage before the show, she was almost as bad as robbie williams the week before, but he was clearly coked out, completely different"
• "Today we call the backstage spot right near the curtain the gorilla position in his honor."
• "I can't blame them: the area in question, though backstage, is in sight of patrons, and seeing someone puffing away can "ruin the magic.""