jobbed backwards

A form of job backwards — To reassess one's original decisions (e.g. investments) with hindsight, determining how they might have been better chosen.

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Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of job backwards
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APA

jobbed backwards. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jobbed%20backwards

MLA

“jobbed backwards.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jobbed%20backwards. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jobbed backwards,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jobbed%20backwards.

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