arsewards

English

Etymology

From arse +‎ -wards.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

arsewards (comparative more arsewards, superlative most arsewards)

1. Commonwealth form of asswards.
   • 1978 May 27, Eoin O'Brien, “Reading For Pleasure”, in The British Medical Journal‎, number 6124, page 1408a:

     The frustrations of these early days were considerable, and at times there was the temptation to send a cryptic UPSHOVE JOB ARSEWARDS to London.

References

• “arsewards, adv.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.