bassackwards

[ bas-ak-werdz ]

adverb

, Slang.

1. assbackwards: used as a euphemism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bassackwards¹

First recorded in 1955–60; euphemistic spoonerism as alteration of assbackwards

Example Sentences

But I’m convinced he got it bassackwards.

From Seattle Times

Anyway, what’s truly “bassackwards” about the 2021 anti-crime Fall Crime Prevention Initiative is that the end of the “crime prevention” was announced.

From Washington Times

The centerpiece here is the nine-plus minute “Bassackwards.”

From Washington Times

In “Bassackwards,” the first single from “Bottle It In,” he sings, “I was on the moon, but more so, I was in the grass, so I was chilling out, but with a very drifting mind.”

From New York Times

Two-chord folk-rock hypnosis and, of course, guitars running backward are the raison d’être for Kurt Vile’s “Bassackwards.”

From New York Times