ass-backward
1 of 2adjective
often vulgar
: ludicrously disordered : showing an arrangement grotesquely counter to the usual or workable
incompetents doing their work in an ass-backward way
ass-backward
2 of 2adverb
variants or ass-backwards
ˈ⸗ˈ⸗⸗
often vulgar
: in a completely disordered or improper way : in an ass-backward way
an inexperienced assistant filing everything ass-backward
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
ass entry 4 + backward
First Known Use
Adjective
1952, in the meaning defined above
Adverb
1937, in the meaning defined above