"bass-ackwards" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bass-ackwards.wav Forms: more bass-ackwards [comparative], most bass-ackwards [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|head=bass-ackwards}} bass-ackwards (comparative more bass-ackwards, superlative most bass-ackwards)
  1. (idiomatic, informal, euphemistic) Spoonerism of ass-backwards Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic, informal
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bass-ackward, bassackward, bassackwards

Adverb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bass-ackwards.wav Forms: more bass-ackwards [comparative], most bass-ackwards [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adv|head=bass-ackwards}} bass-ackwards (comparative more bass-ackwards, superlative most bass-ackwards)
  1. (idiomatic, informal, euphemistic) Spoonerism of ass-backwards Tags: euphemistic, idiomatic, informal
    Sense id: en-bass-ackwards-en-adv-SusFGDOa Categories (other): English euphemisms, English spoonerisms, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bass-ackward, bassackward, bassackwards

Alternative forms

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