backassward, a. slang (orig. and chiefly U.S.). humorous and euphem.
Brit. /bakˈaswəd/, U.S. /ˌbækˈæswərd/
[Euphemistic or humorous alteration of ass-backward adj. Compare earlier bass-ackward adj.]
= ass-backwards adj.
| 1971 Playboy May 42/3 The title role..is based on several back-assward assumptions about comedy. 1974 J. D. MacDonald Dreadful Lemon Sky (1975) xiv. 209 What our relationship is, it's backassward. It started at the end. 1992 Playboy Dec. 46/1 It's an old joke that to avoid premature ejaculation, all a guy has to do is think of baseball. This seems backassward to me. 2000 Nation (Kenya) (Nexis) 9 Apr. It was not the African leaders at fault. It was those wazungus who came to the meeting with their priorities backassward. |