ass over teakettle

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ass over teakettle

adverb arse over teakettle

  1. US, idiomatic, not comparable, slang, vulgar Tumbling upside down. When the top step gave way, he went ass over teakettle back down to the bottom.

    Similar: arse over tip, arse over tit, ass over teacups, ass over tin cups, head over heels

  2. US, idiomatic, not comparable, slang, vulgar Frantically. We've been scrambling ass over teakettle to get this thing done on time.

    Similar: ass over teacups, ass over tin cups, like crazy, like mad

adjective arse over teakettle

  1. US, idiomatic, slang, vulgar In complete disarray. After all that hard work cleaning up, along comes one big storm and we're ass over teakettle again.

    Similar: ass over teacups, ass over tin cups

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@misc{ass_over_teakettle_2026,
  title = {ass over teakettle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ass%20over%20teakettle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}