bass-ackwards

See also: bassackwards

English

Alternative forms

• bass-ackward, bassackward, bassackwards

Etymology

Spoonerism and euphemism of ass-backwards, meant to suggest the same meaning. The spoonerism is especially humorous because it is also autological (meta); the morphemes themselves are given bass-ackwards.

Adjective

bass-ackwards (comparative more bass-ackwards, superlative most bass-ackwards)

1. (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)

1. (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.

Anagrams

• ass backwards, ass-backwards, back-asswards, backasswards