back-assward

back-assward

Opposite or contrary to what is expected, completely disordered or disarranged, or that which is done incompetently. A euphemistic rearranging of "ass-backward," meaning the same. That's the last time I let you fix the electrical work by yourself. You've wired it all back-assward! I must not be completely awake yet, I just put my pants on back-assward!
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • bass
  • bass-ackward
  • bass-ackwards
  • contrary to
  • contrary to (something)
  • what the hay
  • what the hey
  • what the F
  • imbalance
  • chemical imbalance
References in periodicals archive
I can't believe that hippy-dippy, yoga/vegan Gwyneth would let someone with such a back-assward approach to baby-rearing into her house.' Waddilove is not too worried.
"Of the 53 years that I have been in or around the military, I've never seen a military operation done so back-asswards."