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bass-ackwards en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbæs ækwəɹdz/
  • (US) audio
  • /bæs ˈækwəɹdz/

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic, informal) Spoonerism of ass-backwards
    • Their whole approach is bass-ackwards.

Forms

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most bass-ackwards Degree=Sup lexicographic
bassackwards alternative lexicographic
bassackward alternative lexicographic
more bass-ackwards Degree=Cmp lexicographic
bass-ackward alternative lexicographic

bass-ackwards en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbæs ækwəɹdz/
  • (US) audio
  • /bæs ˈækwəɹdz/

Meanings

  1. (euphemistic, idiomatic, informal) Spoonerism of ass-backwards
    • 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:
    • What do you expect? They did the job bass-ackwards.

Forms

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bassackward alternative lexicographic
more bass-ackwards Degree=Cmp lexicographic
bass-ackward alternative lexicographic
most bass-ackwards Degree=Sup lexicographic
bassackwards alternative lexicographic