back-asswards en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
A self-referentially backwards form of ass-backwards.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative, colloquial, humorous, mildly, offensive) Alternative form of ass-backwards.
alt of ass-backwards
“God damn it.” He was sore as hell. He was really furious. “You always do everything backasswards.”
1951 July 16, J[erome] D[avid] Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Company, →OCLC, page 53:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more back-asswards | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most back-asswards | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |