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English
Etymology
Recorded in the US in the 1930s. From ass + backwards
Pronunciation
Adjective
ass-backwards (comparative more ass-backwards, superlative most ass-backwards)
- (colloquial) Oriented backwards, particularly after a mishap.
The car spun out of control and I ended up ass-backwards in a ditch.
- (idiomatic, colloquial) Hopelessly misguided; contrary to what is normal, expected, or logical; having taken the utterly wrong choice.
No wonder it doesn't work. The whole design is ass-backwards.
Adverb
ass-backwards (not comparable)
- (colloquial) Moving backwards, that is, rear end first.
- (idiomatic, colloquial) In a hopelessly misguided manner; in a manner contrary to what is normal, expected, or logical.
They did the whole design ass-backwards. No wonder it doesn't work.
Translations
moving backwards, that is, rear end first
in a hopelessly misguided manner
See also
References
- ^ Robert Whitcomb (1935) Talk United States!, page 145
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