the seamy side of• the seamy side of Hollywood• Then and later, Alvin was interested in putting the seamier side of life onstage.• She was a tough girl with an abrasive manner, and seemed very knowledgeable about the seamy side of life.• Buckmaster's habit of distancing himself from the seamier side of the companyworried him.
Originseamy
(1800-1900)seamy“having the rough side of the seam showing”((17-19 centuries)), from seam