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arselong
Arselong (adv) means (informal) Backwards, or falling on one's bottom.
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(informal) Backwards, or falling on one's bottom.
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Etymology
An alteration, modelled on headlong, of arseling, from Middle English *arsling, from Old English earsling (“backwards, on the back”); equivalent to arse + -ling. It is cognate with Dutch aarzeling, aarzelings and German ärschling, ärschlings.
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What is the meaning of arselong?
"arselong" (adv) means (informal) Backwards, or falling on one's bottom.
What is the opposite of arselong?
The opposite of "arselong" is headlong.
