1. ass backwards - Adjective
2. ass backwards - Adverb
ass backwards (comparative more ass backwards, superlative most ass backwards)
Alternative spelling of ass-backwards
(colloquial) Oriented backwards, particularly after a mishap.
The car spun out of control and I ended up ass-backwards in a ditch.
(idiomatic, colloquial) Hopelessly misguided; contrary to what is normal, expected, or logical; having taken the utterly wrong choice.
No wonder it doesn't work. The whole design is ass-backwards.
(colloquial) Moving backwards, that is, rear end first.
(idiomatic, colloquial) In a hopelessly misguided manner; in a manner contrary to what is normal, expected, or logical.
They did the whole design ass-backwards. No wonder it doesn't work.
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