SINCE 1828
bass-ackward
adverb (or adjective)
bass-ack·ward
| \¦bas-¦a-kwərd sometimes in NE ¦bäs-\
variants:
or
bass-ackwards
\¦bas-¦a-kwərdz sometimes in NE ¦bäs-
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Definition of bass-ackward
: in a backward or inept way
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