单词 | arsewards |
释义 | arsewardsadv. Now slang (chiefly British).Generally regarded as coarse after the 18th cent. 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 mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > misinterpretation > distortion or perversion of meaning > [adverb] arsewardc1386 corruptlya1387 forcedly1548 strainedly1571 corruptedly1610 depravedly1643 arsewards1648 corruptively1655 depravingly1665 1648 Mercurius Pragmaticus No. 16. sig. Q1v This Treaty comes arse-wards into the world. 1671 J. Sharp Midwives Bk. iv. i. 203 If it would come forth arsewards, the buttocks first, she must return it back. 1805 J. Stagg Misc. Poems (ed. 2) 135 Brek back an a—ewards hurry. 1877 E. Peacock Gloss. Words Manley & Corringham, Lincs. at Ars'erd Go ars'erds, cousin Edward, go ars'erds. 1948 T. A. Layton Five to Feast viii. 106 This time, can we please have the bird so he is not arsewards towards the camera? 1973 J. Brooks Expert 190 You're washed up...Man, you are reincarnation turned arsewards. 2001 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 19 Aug. (Seven Days section) 2/5 We have as much chance of getting a good landlord as we have of a pig flying arsewards past your nose. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.1648 |
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