English

Alternative forms

• arseling, arselings

Adverb

arselong ‎(not comparable)

1. (Britain dialectal) Backwards; on one's arse.
   • 1981, John Barth, Giles goat-boy:

     Heave they did, all unopposed, and tumbled arselong when the bar came about. Even as they rolled and cursed, the whistling petered; [...]