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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(colloquial) Oriented backwards, particularly after a mishap..
The car spun out of control and I ended up ass-backwards in a ditch.
No wonder it doesn't work. The whole design is ass-backwards.
They did the whole design ass-backwards. No wonder it doesn't work.
Use ass-backwards when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ass-backwards means (colloquial) Oriented backwards, particularly after a mishap..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The car spun out of control and I ended up ass-backwards in a ditch.
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