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Date "BASS-ACKWARDS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1939. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Slang | Adjective. Source: Removing the 'b' from 'backwards' placing it at the beginning of 'ass' and hyphenating the words creates "bass-ackwards". Definition: An alteration of 'ass-backwards' to avoid cursing in public conversation. 'Ass-backwards' (as well as 'bass-ackwards)is generally used to describe the outcome of a situation which is the opposite of the predicted outcome. Context: Often said describing something which went wrong. Social Source: Dyment Hall. Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-b-c-d-k-r-s-s-s-w" | |
-3 letters: backwards, drawbacks. | |
-4 letters: backsaws, backward, cassabas, drawback. | |
-5 letters: backsaw, casabas, cassaba, scarabs. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)42 41 53 53 2D 41 43 4B 57 41 52 44 53 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000010 01000001 01010011 01010011 00101101 01000001 01000011 01001011 01010111 01000001 01010010 01000100 01010011 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)B A S S - A C K W A R D S |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0042 0041 0053 0053 002D 0041 0043 004B 0057 0041 0052 0044 0053 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)36355353153537455735523853 |
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