below stairs
Short definition from Wiktionary
Prepositional phrase
- On a floor lower than the one a speaker currently occupies; below the main floor of a multi-floor building.
- In or pertaining to the lowest levels of a large house where the house staff work and are accommodated, contrasted with above stairs where the owning family reside.
- Common, vulgar.
- The areas of a large house in which house staff work, or the staff that work there.
Adjective
- Alternative form of below stairs.
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