He did get it done but as always, he did it ass-backwards.
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Ass-backwards
Synonyms for "ass-backwards" (29 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (9)
Related words (14)
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2 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 8 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- perse edellä adv (moving backwards, that is, rear end first)
- päin persettä adv (in a hopelessly misguided manner)
French
1 entries- en arrière adv (moving backwards, that is, rear end first)
German
1 entries- arschlings adv (moving backwards, that is, rear end first)
Italian
4 entries- alla bell’e meglio adv (in a hopelessly misguided manner)
- alla carlona adv (in a hopelessly misguided manner)
- alla cazzo di cane adv (in a hopelessly misguided manner)
- alla meglio adv (in a hopelessly misguided manner)
Polish
2 entries- od dupy strony adv (moving backwards, that is, rear end first)
- od dupy strony adv (in a hopelessly misguided manner)
Russian
4 entries- за́дом наперёд adv (moving backwards, that is, rear end first)
- ра́ком adv (moving backwards, that is, rear end first)
- ра́ком adv (in a hopelessly misguided manner)
- че́рез жопу adv (in a hopelessly misguided manner)
Spanish
1 entries- a tuertas adv (in a hopelessly misguided manner)
Swedish
2 entries- baklänges adv (moving backwards, that is, rear end first)
- bakåt adv (moving backwards, that is, rear end first)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
The car spun out of control and I ended up ass-backwards in a ditch.
Source: wiktionary
No wonder it doesn't work. The whole design is ass-backwards.
Source: wiktionary
They did the whole design ass-backwards. No wonder it doesn't work.
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