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Meaning of ass over teakettle | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C1

Definitions

Tumbling upside down.
US, idiomatic, not-comparable, vulgar
Frantically.
US, idiomatic, not-comparable, vulgar

Examples

“When the top step gave way, he went ass over teakettle back down to the bottom.”

“We've been scrambling ass over teakettle to get this thing done on time.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

ass over tin cups ass-backwards assai assaultively assback assentatorily