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Right off the Back

A phrase referring to a specific personal, social, or worldly event that an individual has experienced or observed in the past, and shares their memory of while in a conversation, or while reflecting on the significance that he/she knew at the time would create a long term and/or an unavoidable chain of events.
This term implies a strong sense of intuition from the observer, as well as some experienced time that has proven the significance of this event to be be truly valid.
(*Not to be confused with "Right off the bat", which typically refers to a quick and strong , but short lived response to an emotion or action.)
The first time I walked through her door, I knew right off the back that she would be the love of my life.

When I first read in the newspaper in 1991 that it the US invaded Iraq to defend Quwait, I knew off the back that it would start a chain of events that would pull the U.S. into a long term military engagement in the Middle East.
by Thisluckybear April 11, 2022
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Backright

The action made when one types very vast and then uses the back key (arrow) to respell the word right.
I could hear in the background how you had a problem with spelling,,, You had at least three backrights!
by Usswede February 24, 2009
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backlight blindness

loss of night vision by using an elecronic device with a backlight in an otherwise dark area
I was listening to my iPod last night, but it gave me a serious case of backlight blindness.
by deliqueena April 4, 2009
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Backfright

The fear that someone will grab you from behind when you can’t see.
Emily ran really fast out of the kitchen because it was dark and she had backfright.
by cljlne6 December 23, 2021
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