bass-ackward

Opposite or contrary to what is expected, completely disordered or disarranged, or that which is done incompetently. A playful, euphemistic rearranging of "ass-backwards." That's the last time I let you fix the electrical work by yourself. You've wired it all bass-ackward! I must not be completely awake yet, I just put my pants on bass-ackward! Who loaded the paper into the printer all bass-ackward? No wonder we've been getting error messages all morning!

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Granted, "A Lot Like Love" is a lot like any number of romantic comedies, but there should always be room for another good one, even if it follows a bass-ackward and well-beaten path from "Seven years ago" to "Happily ever after."

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What makes the publication unique - apart from the content - is the fact that Stan Rapp and Tom Collins created and marketed it bass-ackward; instead of a traditional launch technique of starting up in the U.S.

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