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German
Etymology
Arsch (“arse”) + -lings
Pronunciation
Adverb
arschlings
- (dated outside Austria, Bavaria) ass-backwards (Oriented backwards or moving rear-end first)
1832, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust. Der Tragödie zweiter Teil [Faust, Part Two]:O Fluch! o Schande solchen Tröpfen! / Satane stehen auf den Köpfen, / Die Plumpen schlagen Rad auf Rad / Und ärschlings in die Hölle.- O curse! o shame upon such fools! / Satans stand upon their heads, / The plump ones turn cartwheel after cartwheel / And plunge arse-backwards into hell.