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arselong.

Backwards; on one's arse.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv
  1. Backwards; on one's arse.

    UK · dialectal · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Alteration (after headlong) of arseling, from Middle English *arsling, from Old English earsling (“backwards, on the back”), equivalent to arse + -ling. Cognate with Dutch aarzeling, aarzelings, German ärschling, ärschlings.

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