How do you pronounce bass-ackwards?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæs ækwəɹdz/.

bass-ackwards

/ˈbæs ækwəɹdz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

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adj

Informal

adv

Informal

"Their whole approach is bass-ackwards."
"What do you expect? They did the job bass-ackwards."
"It’s certainly not helped by the bass-ackwards direction of team director Walter Godefroot. The man never met talent he couldn’t squander."

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