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assbackwards

or ass·back·ward

[ as-bak-werdz ]

adverb

, Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
  1. in an order or way reverse from the usual:

    You've sewn the sleeve on assbackwards.

  2. in a manner incongruously or preposterously counter to what is customary, probable, or feasible:

    The plan fell apart because everything leading up to it was handled assbackwards.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of assbackwards1

First recorded in 1935–40; ass 2 + backwards

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