feetfirst

[ feet-furst ]

adverb

1. with the feet foot foremost.
2. Slang. on a stretcher or in a coffin; dead.

Word History and Origins

Origin of feetfirst¹

First recorded in 1945–50; feet + first

Example Sentences

Air spurted from the two bottles, driving him downward feetfirst, directly at the heads of the Connies!

From Project Gutenberg