Associations to the word «Backseat»

Wiktionary

BACKSEAT, noun. Alternative spelling of back seat
BACKSEAT DRIVER, noun. A passenger in a car who insists on giving the driver directions.
BACKSEAT DRIVER, noun. (idiomatic) By extension, anybody offering unsolicited or unwelcome advice.
BACKSEAT DRIVERS, noun. Plural of backseat driver

Dictionary definition

BACKSEAT, noun. A secondary or inferior position or status; "tennis has had to take a backseat while his work is so demanding".
BACKSEAT, noun. A seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley