ass-backwardsadv.adj.

Brit.

/asˈbakwədz/, U.S.

/ˌæsˈbækwərdz/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ass n.², backwards adv.

Etymology: < ass n.² + backwards adv. Compare slightly later ass-backward adv.; compare also arseward-backwards at arseward adv. With use as adjective compare later ass-backward adj.Earlier currency of both adverb and adjective is implied by bass-ackwards adv., bass-ackwards adj.

slang (originally and chiefly North American).Generally regarded as coarse.

A. adv.

Backwards, back to front, the wrong way round; in a manner contrary to what is usual, expected, or logical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [adverb]

abackOE

ruglingc1225

abackwardc1275

backwarda1300

hindwarda1300

arsewardly1530

arseward1553

rearward1604

retrogradea1620

aversively?1624

arsewards1648

retrogradely1658

regressively1755

backlings1786

tailwise1825

rearwards1835

bass-ackwardsa1865

arseling1887

bass-ackward1902

ass-backwards1934

backasswards1951

backassward1961

the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] > contrary to the usual manner

in reverse1639

bass-ackwardsa1865

bass-ackward1902

ass-backwards1934

backasswards1951

backassward1961

1934 H. Vines This Green Thicket World ii. 20 When I got to the lowest limb, I turned loose and fell off ass backwards to a sand bed.

1958 R. Gutwillig After Long Silence ii. xi. 185 I think you're going at this ass-backwards.

1988 G. Naylor Mama Day 8 Everybody else in the country went on learning good English and calling things what they really was—in the dictionary and all that—while we kept on calling things ass-backwards.

2011 Guardian (Nexis) 30 July (Weekend Suppl.) 14 Somehow or other, he fell ass-backwards into a Hollywood career.

B. adj.

Contrary to what is usual, expected, or logical; back-to-front, muddled, perverse.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > lack of reasoning, illogicality > [adjective]

illogical1588

alogical1603

unlogical1609

undiscursive1633

butt-ended1850

non-logical1899

back to front1916

bass-ackward1930

bass-ackwards1932

ass-backwards1935

scatty1956

backasswards1967

backassward1968

1935 R. Whitcomb Talk U.S.! 145 Everything is ass-backwards.

1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions v. 197 What kind of an ass-backwards Catholic are you?

1980 in J. Simpson Discipline of Power xi. 312 When you look at the Conservative commercials, the subject is Trudeau. That's really an ass-backwards way to advertise. We're proud of our leader.

2002 Calgary Jrnl. (Nexis) 26 Feb. a4 I argue that politics is meaningful while sports is mindless entertainment—which he vigorously insists is an ass-backwards view of life's true priorities.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ass-backwards
释义	ass-backwardsadv.adj. Brit. /asˈbakwədz/, U.S. /ˌæsˈbækwərdz/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ass n.², backwards adv. Etymology: < ass n.² + backwards adv. Compare slightly later ass-backward adv.; compare also arseward-backwards at arseward adv. With use as adjective compare later ass-backward adj.Earlier currency of both adverb and adjective is implied by bass-ackwards adv., bass-ackwards adj. slang (originally and chiefly North American).Generally regarded as coarse. A. adv. Backwards, back to front, the wrong way round; in a manner contrary to what is usual, expected, or logical. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [adverb] abackOE ruglingc1225 abackwardc1275 backwarda1300 hindwarda1300 arsewardly1530 arseward1553 rearward1604 retrogradea1620 aversively?1624 arsewards1648 retrogradely1658 regressively1755 backlings1786 tailwise1825 rearwards1835 bass-ackwardsa1865 arseling1887 bass-ackward1902 ass-backwards1934 backasswards1951 backassward1961 the world > relative properties > relationship > contrariety or contrast > [adverb] > contrary to the usual manner in reverse1639 bass-ackwardsa1865 bass-ackward1902 ass-backwards1934 backasswards1951 backassward1961 1934 H. Vines This Green Thicket World ii. 20 When I got to the lowest limb, I turned loose and fell off ass backwards to a sand bed. 1958 R. Gutwillig After Long Silence ii. xi. 185 I think you're going at this ass-backwards. 1988 G. Naylor Mama Day 8 Everybody else in the country went on learning good English and calling things what they really was—in the dictionary and all that—while we kept on calling things ass-backwards. 2011 Guardian (Nexis) 30 July (Weekend Suppl.) 14 Somehow or other, he fell ass-backwards into a Hollywood career. B. adj. Contrary to what is usual, expected, or logical; back-to-front, muddled, perverse. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > lack of reasoning, illogicality > [adjective] illogical1588 alogical1603 unlogical1609 undiscursive1633 butt-ended1850 non-logical1899 back to front1916 bass-ackward1930 bass-ackwards1932 ass-backwards1935 scatty1956 backasswards1967 backassward1968 1935 R. Whitcomb Talk U.S.! 145 Everything is ass-backwards. 1955 W. Gaddis Recognitions v. 197 What kind of an ass-backwards Catholic are you? 1980 in J. Simpson Discipline of Power xi. 312 When you look at the Conservative commercials, the subject is Trudeau. That's really an ass-backwards way to advertise. We're proud of our leader. 2002 Calgary Jrnl. (Nexis) 26 Feb. a4 I argue that politics is meaningful while sports is mindless entertainment—which he vigorously insists is an ass-backwards view of life's true priorities. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.1934
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