bassackwards
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of bassackwards
First recorded in 1955–60; euphemistic spoonerism as alteration of assbackwards
Example Sentences
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But I’m convinced he got it bassackwards.
From Seattle Times
The centerpiece here is the nine-plus minute “Bassackwards.”
From Washington Times
In “Bassackwards,” the first single from “Bottle It In,” he sings, “I was on the moon, but more so, I was in the grass, so I was chilling out, but with a very drifting mind.”
From New York Times
Two-chord folk-rock hypnosis and, of course, guitars running backward are the raison d’être for Kurt Vile’s “Bassackwards.”
From New York Times
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