ass-backward

ass-backward
I. \\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: ass (IV) + backward
: ludicrously disordered : showing an arrangement grotesquely counter to the usual or workable

incompetents doing their work in an ass-backward way

II. adverb or ass-backwards \\ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\
: in an ass-backward way

an inexperienced assistant filing everything ass-backward


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