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   backasswards

   /bakˈaswədz/

   adverb

   • 1. in a manner contrary to what is usual, expected, or logical: "we've been doing it backasswards all these years"

   adjective

   • 1. contrary to what is usual, expected, or logical: "getting mad at the lender for asking you to repay the loan is backasswards"

   Word Origin 1950s: humorous alteration of ass-backwards.

   Scrabble Points: 24

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › backasswardBackassward Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : utterly or ridiculously backward, foolish, or wrong : ass-backward. … encouraging backassward thinking … John C. Dvorak, PC Magazine, 9 June 1998. backassward adverb. or less commonly backasswards. We were doing everything backasswards that I thought we should be doing in the country. Joseph Kennedy, quoted in Washington Post, 6 June 1993.

3. www.oed.com › dictionary › backasswards_advbackasswards, adv. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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   backasswards is a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: ass-backwards adv. See etymology. Nearby entries. back, v. 1362–. back, adv. c1300–. back-, comb. form. back-acter, n. 1957–.

4. hinative.com › questions › 136223“backasswards” i don't understand what exactly it means？ -...

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   Jun 26, 2015 · It is slang (usually said as ass-backwards) that means something is being done in a way that makes very little sense. Example: Instead of cleaning up the store right before closing, we are told to clean two hours before.

5. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › backasswardsbackasswards - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   Oct 14, 2019 · backasswards ( comparative more backasswards, superlative most backasswards) Alternative spelling of back-asswards.

6. www.oed.com › dictionary › backassward_advbackassward, adv. & adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford...

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   The earliest known use of the word backassward is in the 1960s. OED's earliest evidence for backassward is from 1961, in the writing of E. Streeter. backassward is a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: ass-backward adv. See etymology.

7. onlineslangdictionary.com › meaning-definition-of › back-asswardsDefinition of back asswards - The Online Slang Dictionary

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   Jan 22, 2013 · Definition of back asswards. back asswards . adjective. done or performed incorrectly, strangely, opposite from the correct way, or clumsily; " backwards ". See also bass ackwards. Sorry, I'm back asswards today. Why do you have to do everything back asswards? He has this put together bass ackwards.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › back-asswardsBack-asswards Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

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   Back-asswards definition: (idiomatic, colloquial) Alternative form of <i><a>ass-backwards</a></i>.