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When used referencing video games, a backlog is used to describe the pile of unplayed and/or unfinished games that a person owns.

It is another term for "stack of shame."
Due to my never ending love for Skyrim, many of the games in my backlog remain untouched.
backlog by Zephyius October 31, 2012

Backloggery 

A website created by Drumble that easily allows gamers to keep their backlog in check. Users become inspired to focus their old games, and complete them.
User: Hmm! I've just completed all of my old games on my GameCube!

Man: That must have taken tons of lists and frustration!

User: What? You haven't heard? The Backloggery lets everyday people like us complete our old games easily!
Backloggery by Backloggery User October 8, 2011

backalong 

A slang word popular in Somerset, England. Referring to something which happened some time ago, typically a number of months. Although generally speaking its pretty vague and could refer to anything from between a few minutes to several years ago.
'What was that film we watched backalong, you know the spinny one with the corporate spies and the water an' that?'

'Oh yeah, Cypher.'

'Yeah thats was it.'
backalong by Eradeziel May 12, 2006

I'll put that on the backlog 

a friendly way of telling someone to go f*** yourself, typically used in software development requirements negotiation.
TOM: Hey Bob, is it possible for the application to do wiz-bang?

BOB: Everything's possible Tom. I'll put that on the backlog.

download a backlog 

I'm just going to download a backlog
download a backlog by Phase 66 June 29, 2008

Urban Dictionary Backlog 

When you have not used Urban Dictionary for a while and next time you use it you spend ages just looking through "word of the day" definitions.
Person 1: What took you so long?
Person 2: Had a fair bit of Urban Dictionary Backlog to go through. Know what I mean?
Person 1: Yeah, it's a shame.