ass-backwards
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ass-backwards
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Recorded in the US in the 1930s. From ass + backwards
adjective more ass-backwards · most ass-backwards · ass backwards · ass-backward · ass backward · back-asswards
- Oriented backwards, particularly after a mishap. The car spun out of control and I ended up ass-backwards in a ditch.
- 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 · ass-backward · ass backward · back-asswards · backasswards · bass-ackwards
- Moving backwards, that is, rear end first.
- 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.
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adv moving backwards, that is, rear end first
| Français | en arrière |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | arschlings |
| Italiano | testacoda |
| Русский | за́дом наперёд zádom naperjód, ра́ком rákom |
adv in a hopelessly misguided manner
| Español | a tuertas |
|---|---|
| Italiano | alla cazzo di cane, alla carlona, alla meglio, alla bell’e meglio |
| Русский | ши́ворот-навы́ворот šívorot-navývorot, че́рез жопу čérez žopu, ра́ком rákom |
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