ass-backward

1 of 2

adjective

often vulgar

: ludicrously disordered : showing an arrangement grotesquely counter to the usual or workable

incompetents doing their work in an ass-backward way

ass-backward

2 of 2

adverb

variants or ass-backwards

ˈ⸗ˈ⸗⸗

often vulgar

: in a completely disordered or improper way : in an ass-backward way

an inexperienced assistant filing everything ass-backward

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

ass entry 4 + backward

First Known Use

Adjective

1952, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1937, in the meaning defined above

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