backasswardsadv.adj.

Brit.

/bakˈaswədz/, U.S.

/ˌbækˈæswərdz/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: ass-backwards adv.

Etymology: Euphemistic or humorous alteration (with transposition of elements) of ass-backwards adv. Compare earlier bass-ackwards adv., bass-ackwards adj., and later backassward adv., backassward adj.

North American slang (humorous and euphemistic).

A. adv.

Backwards, back to front, the wrong way round; in a manner contrary to what is usual, expected, or logical; = ass-backwards adv. Cf. bass-ackwards adv.

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

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

unlogically1610

inconsequently1635

illogically1660

bass-ackwardsa1865

alogically1900

bass-ackward1902

backasswards1951

backassward1961

1951 J. D. Salinger Catcher in Rye 53 You always do everything backasswards... No wonder you're flunking the hell out of here.

1976 Rolling Stone 7 Oct. 8 Rolling Stone stapled!.. No more worries about friends turning pages upside down and backasswards.

1988 M. Bishop Unicorn Mountain (1989) xii. 129 That's so backasswards stupid I can hardly believe you said it.

2002 U.S. News & World Rep. 1 July 21/3 ‘You can't do this thing backasswards,’ says Whitley Bruner, a former CIA station chief in Iraq.

B. adj.

Contrary to what is usual, expected, or logical; back-to-front, muddled, perverse; = ass-backwards adj. Cf. bass-ackwards adj.

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

1967 S. Symons Combat Jrnl. Place d'Arms 47 It's all back-asswards you know.

1981 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 26 Oct. What a back asswards way to encourage people to take the train.

2008 M. Hoolboom Steve Machine 124 Some short guy with a backasswards Yankees cap covering the inevitable bald patch.

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

单词	backasswards
释义	backasswardsadv.adj. Brit. /bakˈaswədz/, U.S. /ˌbækˈæswərdz/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: ass-backwards adv. Etymology: Euphemistic or humorous alteration (with transposition of elements) of ass-backwards adv. Compare earlier bass-ackwards adv., bass-ackwards adj., and later backassward adv., backassward adj. North American slang (humorous and euphemistic). A. adv. Backwards, back to front, the wrong way round; in a manner contrary to what is usual, expected, or logical; = ass-backwards adv. Cf. bass-ackwards adv. 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 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > lack of reasoning, illogicality > [adverb] unlogically1610 inconsequently1635 illogically1660 bass-ackwardsa1865 alogically1900 bass-ackward1902 backasswards1951 backassward1961 1951 J. D. Salinger Catcher in Rye 53 You always do everything backasswards... No wonder you're flunking the hell out of here. 1976 Rolling Stone 7 Oct. 8 Rolling Stone stapled!.. No more worries about friends turning pages upside down and backasswards. 1988 M. Bishop Unicorn Mountain (1989) xii. 129 That's so backasswards stupid I can hardly believe you said it. 2002 U.S. News & World Rep. 1 July 21/3 ‘You can't do this thing backasswards,’ says Whitley Bruner, a former CIA station chief in Iraq. B. adj. Contrary to what is usual, expected, or logical; back-to-front, muddled, perverse; = ass-backwards adj. Cf. bass-ackwards adj. 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 1967 S. Symons Combat Jrnl. Place d'Arms 47 It's all back-asswards you know. 1981 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 26 Oct. What a back asswards way to encourage people to take the train. 2008 M. Hoolboom Steve Machine 124 Some short guy with a backasswards Yankees cap covering the inevitable bald patch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adv.adj.1951
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