bass-ackwards

/ˈbæs ækwəɹdz//bæs ˈækwəɹdz/

adjective

Spoonerism of ass-backwards

“Their whole approach is bass-ackwards.”

Meanings

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

comparative more bass-ackwards · superlative most bass-ackwards · alternative bass-ackward · alternative bassackward · alternative bassackwards

  1. euphemisticidiomaticinformalSpoonerism of ass-backwards

    Their whole approach is bass-ackwards.

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

comparative more bass-ackwards · superlative most bass-ackwards · alternative bass-ackward · alternative bassackward · alternative bassackwards

  1. euphemisticidiomaticinformalSpoonerism of ass-backwards

    What do you expect? They did the job bass-ackwards.

    1 more example

    It’s certainly not helped by the bass-ackwards direction of team director Walter Godefroot. The man never met talent he couldn’t squander.

    2005, Joe Lindsey, “What's with T-Mobile”, in Tour de France News
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APA

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Chicago

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