Ironically or accidentally optimizing for the worst possible approach — pushing every choice as far backwards or counterproductive as it can go, either through sheer obliviousness or, occasionally, as
Ironically or accidentally optimizing for the worst possible approach — pushing every choice as far backwards or counterproductive as it can go, either through sheer obliviousness or, occasionally, as a deliberate comedic bit.
He's asswards maxxing this presentation: conclusion is on slide two, the intro is at the end, and there's no data anywhere.
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A state of operating where every decision, step, or action is done in the least logical order — often humorously describing a person, organization, or system that seems to deliberately work backwards to spectacular effect.
A North American slang adverb meaning ass-first or in reverse, functionally equivalent to backwards but with added vulgarity for emphasis. Used both literally (physically oriented the wrong way) and figuratively (approaching a problem in the most inefficient or idiotic way). The figurative sense is more common and carries a tone of exasperated disbelief at someone's poor judgment or backwards approach.
North American slang meaning backwards, in reverse, or done in the wrong order — with an added emphasis on the foolishness or awkwardness of the situation. Typically used to describe a process that has gone wrong or was approached in an illogical sequence. Slightly more emphatic and colorful than just saying "backwards." Used in informal speech to express frustration or amusement at a blunder.
Someone who consistently approaches tasks or problems in the most backwards, counterproductive way possible, often with full confidence that they are correct. A habitual doer of things the wrong way round.