bass-ackwards
See also: bassackwards
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Spoonerism and euphemism of ass-backwards, meant to suggest the same meaning.
Adjective
bass-ackwards (comparative more bass-ackwards, superlative most bass-ackwards)
- (idiomatic, colloquial, euphemistic, bowdlerization) Alternative form of ass-backwards
- Their whole approach is bass-ackwards.
Adverb
bass-ackwards (comparative more bass-ackwards, superlative most bass-ackwards)
- (idiomatic, colloquial, euphemistic, bowdlerization) Alternative form of ass-backwards
- What do you expect? They did the job bass-ackwards.
- 2005, Joe Lindsey, "What's with T-Mobile," at www.tourdefrancenews.com (retrieved 17 Jul., 2005),
- It’s certainly not helped by the bass-ackwards direction of team director Walter Godefroot. The man never met talent he couldn’t squander.