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  3. crossidiomas.com › bass-ackwardsUnderstanding "bass-ackwards" Idiom: Meaning, Origins & Usage ...

    The term “bass-ackwards” is often used to describe something that is done or said in a way that is completely opposite to what would be considered normal or logical. It can also refer to situations where things are done backwards or out of order.

  4. idioms.thefreedictionary.com › bass-ackwardsBass-ackwards - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

    bass-ackwards. Opposite or contrary to what is expected, completely disordered or disarranged, or that which is done incompetently. A playful, euphemistic rearranging of "ass-backwards." That's the last time I let you fix the electrical work by yourself. You've wired it all bass-ackwards!

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  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bass-ackwardBass-ackward Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Bass-ackward is an anagram of ass-backward, meaning in a backward or inept way. Learn the etymology, first known use, and examples of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › bass-ackwards_advbass-ackwards, adv. & adj. meanings, etymology and more ...

    The earliest known use of the word bass-ackwards is in the 1860s. OED's earliest evidence for bass-ackwards is from before 1865, in a letter by Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › bass-ackwardsbass-ackwards - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 19, 2022 · bass - ackwards ( comparative more bass-ackwards, superlative most bass-ackwards) ( idiomatic, colloquial, euphemistic, bowdlerization) Alternative form of ass-backwards. Their whole approach is bass-ackwards.

  9. www.goodreads.com › author › listBooks by Eris Adderly (Author of Bass-Ackwards) - Goodreads

    Eris Adderly has 20 books on Goodreads with 34194 ratings. Eris Adderly’s most popular book is Bass-Ackwards.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › bass-ackward_advbass-ackward, adv. & adj. meanings, etymology and more ...

    What does the word bass-ackward mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word bass-ackward. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in North American English. See meaning & use. How common is the word bass-ackward? Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English