feetfirst

[ feet-furst ]

adverb

1. with the feet foot foremost.
2. Slang. on a stretcher or in a coffin; dead.

Word History and Origins

Origin of feetfirst¹

First recorded in 1945–50; feet + first

Example Sentences

He crawled feetfirst through the opening and disappeared from sight.

From Literature

There wasn’t enough room in the opening to turn around, so the two of them backed out feetfirst.

From Literature

She remembered the sensation of falling after she’d leaped from the Night Zoo’s wall, the impact as she’d landed feetfirst in the dirt and stumbled.

From Literature

She leaped out of her sleeping bag as Dallas came out of his feetfirst.

From Literature

Papa told us once that I came out the right way, but Amil came out the wrong way, feetfirst.

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