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ass backward

ass backward is the alternative spelling of ass-backwards.

Meaning of ass-backwards

Adjective

ass-backwards (comparative more ass-backwards, superlative most ass-backwards)

  1. (colloquial) Oriented backwards, particularly after a mishap.
    • The car spun out of control and I ended up ass-backwards in a ditch.
  2. (colloquial, idiomatic) Hopelessly misguided; contrary to what is normal, expected, or logical; having taken the utterly wrong choice.
    • No wonder it doesn't work. The whole design is ass-backwards.

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Forms of ass backward

comparativemore ass backward
superlativemost ass backward

Questions about ass backward

What is ass backward the alternative spelling of?
Ass backward is the alternative spelling of ass-backwards.

Words near ass backward in the dictionary

  1. asRNA
  2. asRNAs
  3. ASROC
  4. ASRS
  5. ass
  6. ass backward
  7. ass backwards
  8. ass bandit
  9. ass bandits
  10. ass beating
  11. ass beatings

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