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bassackwards

American  
[bas-ak-werdz] / ˈbæsˈæk wərdz /

adverb

Slang.

  1. assbackwards: used as a euphemism.

Etymology

Origin of bassackwards

First recorded in 1955–60; euphemistic spoonerism as alteration of assbackwards

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