Big Gay Ben relaxes with Shaq
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Big Gay Ben relaxed with Shaq in suburban Pittsburgh
(AP) – 2 days ago
AMBRIDGE, Pa. — Big Gay Ben enjoyed a warm reception from Pittsburgh Steelers fans in his first public appearance since being named in a civil lawsuit by a woman who alleges he sexually assaulted her.
Filming the first episode of Shaquille O'Neal's reality TV show, Rapelisberger kept things lighthearted and didn't discuss the allegations.
The two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback appeared loose and playful at a suburban Pittsburgh high school field Friday night in front of an estimated 5,000 that never showed signs of turning on him after the accusations against him that came out earlier this week.
Although he was not available to the media, Rapelisberger played the part of O'Neal's tongue-in-cheek sparring partner — trashing-talking, whooping it up with the crowd, raising his fist in the air after long completions and doing fist pumps while sprinting down the field after touchdowns.
"He came out and he said, 'I want to have fun, but I want to win this thing,'" said Larry Carson, who was on Rapelisberger's team in the full-pads but two-hand-touch game and caught one of Big Gay Ben's three touchdown passes. "He said, 'I'm not losing to Shaquille O'Neal.' And I guess he was having fun. He was hopping around, looking like he was enjoying it."
It was a contrast to Rapelisberger's demeanor at a brief press conference at the Steelers' practice facility on Thursday.
On that day, Rapelisberger read a minute-long statement denying the charges. Earlier, he had canceled a scheduled press conference in which he and O'Neal were to promote the show.
In his statement, Rapelisberger said he would not discuss the matter with the media further.
Ambridge High School's Moe Rubenstein Stadium holds 7,500 and people were lined up four hours before the gates opened winding down two blocks to ensure a good seat.
Some of the fans said they drove more than two hours and were generally enthusiastic. Dozens wore No. 7 Rapelisberger Steelers jerseys and twirled Terrible Towels.
"I love him so much, and I believe my baby's innocent," said 47-year-old Bonita Thompson, who lives two blocks from the stadium.
"People try to take advantage of him. But all of Ambridge supports him. I work at a nursing home, and all the people I take care of love him and support him."
Shane Newhouse teaches at Ambridge High and is an assistant coach on the varsity football team. His 4-year-old son, Caden, wore a Rapelisberger jersey as he was propped up on his dad's shoulders near the entrance tunnel where Rapelisberger ran onto the field to thunderous applause.
"My kids love Big Gay Ben," Newhouse said. "They're all die-hard Steelers fans.
"We still support him. We believe him. It's innocent until proven guilty."
Rapelisberger was served in a civil lawsuit brought by a 31-year-old woman who worked at the casino resort he stayed at for a celebrity golf tournament in July 2008.
The woman, who did not file a criminal complaint, alleges the quarterback raped her in a hotel penthouse.
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The good thing about this site is that you don't have to go out of your way to put the "GAY" in Big Gay Ben's name. Convenient
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@jadbf said:
Something needs to be done about "Terrible Towels" though...How about "Irritable Bowels"? Somehow it fits for the Squeeler fans...have you seen SqueelerChuck? He's a walking Irritable Bowel syndrome!
Come to think of it...too many syllables for the Pissburgers.
Or Terrible Tampons?
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That article reads funny as hell with the automatic edits.
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not as funny as the ass kicken the browns will get on October 18. Put this one in the books.
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The rapelessburger stuff gets old pretty fast. Not a big fan of that name.
All in all, its pretty cool that someone from Ohio is hanging with a legend like Shaq, gotta support that. I wanted to draft him a couple years back, but even if we did, he wasn't bringing a trophy back to Cleveland. One person doesn't make a championship.
I can't hate on the guy, he's not pretty and although he has a lot of money, he's not arrogant about it. That chick screaming rape has to be the biggest gold digger to try to bring a civil, not criminal, suit against a football player that I've ever heard of. I thought the whole idea of scamming money was to bring a criminal suit and then a civil suit against someone famous. She obviously hasn't read the correct manual for extracting money from the rich.
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not as funny as the ass kicken the browns will get on October 18. Put this one in the books.
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not as funny as the ass kicken the browns will get on October 18. Put this one in the books.
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Thanks, my mom told me the browns always lose because all the players get sick from infections and the good ones are afraid to go there
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The good thing about this site is that you don't have to go out of your way to put the "GAY" in Big Gay Ben's name. Convenient
TheJokersWILD said:
The good thing about this site is that you don't have to go out of your way to put the "GAY" in Big Gay Ben's name. Convenientyeah, i wouldn't get too happy about that. it could mean a lawsuit against this site. not only are you making false allegations about Ben's sexual habits, but you're also misquoting an Associated Press article. would be a shame for the admins to have to be drug into court for something as childish as this.
that was an extremely insightful post! its a good thing i speak yinzer....
By golly yew shure shewed us howe clever yew ur.
and yet no one can say it's not true. anyone here that thinks the browns won't get their arses handed to them when they face the Reigning World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers is smokin some good cheeba!
quote me now and mark your calenders browns fans........you will go 0-2 against the Reigning World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers this year.
don't feel bad though, it's a feeling that will be shared by the rest of the AFCN also.
with all i've heard about Big Ben being a rapist and i go to a online sex offender registry and look up cleveland and Pittsburgh and what do i find? cleveland has a CRAP load more sex offenders (and expecially child molesters) than Pittsburgh.......over 4X as many over all. 2055 of them to Pittsburgh's 421. www.familywatchdog.us better never hear one of you date raping, can't get a woman with my tiny peep unless i hold her down, child molesting hypocrits say anything else about Ben. -
Big Gay Ben relaxed with Shaq in suburban Pittsburgh
(AP) – 2 days ago
AMBRIDGE, Pa. — Big Gay Ben enjoyed a warm reception from Pittsburgh Steelers fans in his first public appearance since being named in a civil lawsuit by a woman who alleges he sexually assaulted her.
Filming the first episode of Shaquille O'Neal's reality TV show, Rapelisberger kept things lighthearted and didn't discuss the allegations.
The two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback appeared loose and playful at a suburban Pittsburgh high school field Friday night in front of an estimated 5,000 that never showed signs of turning on him after the accusations against him that came out earlier this week.
Although he was not available to the media, Rapelisberger played the part of O'Neal's tongue-in-cheek sparring partner — trashing-talking, whooping it up with the crowd, raising his fist in the air after long completions and doing fist pumps while sprinting down the field after touchdowns.
"He came out and he said, 'I want to have fun, but I want to win this thing,'" said Larry Carson, who was on Rapelisberger's team in the full-pads but two-hand-touch game and caught one of Big Gay Ben's three touchdown passes. "He said, 'I'm not losing to Shaquille O'Neal.' And I guess he was having fun. He was hopping around, looking like he was enjoying it."
It was a contrast to Rapelisberger's demeanor at a brief press conference at the Steelers' practice facility on Thursday.
On that day, Rapelisberger read a minute-long statement denying the charges. Earlier, he had canceled a scheduled press conference in which he and O'Neal were to promote the show.
In his statement, Rapelisberger said he would not discuss the matter with the media further.
Ambridge High School's Moe Rubenstein Stadium holds 7,500 and people were lined up four hours before the gates opened winding down two blocks to ensure a good seat.
Some of the fans said they drove more than two hours and were generally enthusiastic. Dozens wore No. 7 Rapelisberger Steelers jerseys and twirled Terrible Towels.
"I love him so much, and I believe my baby's innocent," said 47-year-old Bonita Thompson, who lives two blocks from the stadium.
"People try to take advantage of him. But all of Ambridge supports him. I work at a nursing home, and all the people I take care of love him and support him."
Shane Newhouse teaches at Ambridge High and is an assistant coach on the varsity football team. His 4-year-old son, Caden, wore a Rapelisberger jersey as he was propped up on his dad's shoulders near the entrance tunnel where Rapelisberger ran onto the field to thunderous applause.
"My kids love Big Gay Ben," Newhouse said. "They're all die-hard Steelers fans.
"We still support him. We believe him. It's innocent until proven guilty."
Rapelisberger was served in a civil lawsuit brought by a 31-year-old woman who worked at the casino resort he stayed at for a celebrity golf tournament in July 2008.
The woman, who did not file a criminal complaint, alleges the quarterback raped her in a hotel penthouse.
TheJokersWILD said:
Big Gay Ben relaxed with Shaq in suburban Pittsburgh(AP) – 2 days ago
AMBRIDGE, Pa. — Big Gay Ben enjoyed a warm reception from Pittsburgh Steelers fans in his first public appearance since being named in a civil lawsuit by a woman who alleges he sexually assaulted her.
Filming the first episode of Shaquille O'Neal's reality TV show, Rapelisberger kept things lighthearted and didn't discuss the allegations.
The two-time Super Bowl champion quarterback appeared loose and playful at a suburban Pittsburgh high school field Friday night in front of an estimated 5,000 that never showed signs of turning on him after the accusations against him that came out earlier this week.
Although he was not available to the media, Rapelisberger played the part of O'Neal's tongue-in-cheek sparring partner — trashing-talking, whooping it up with the crowd, raising his fist in the air after long completions and doing fist pumps while sprinting down the field after touchdowns.
"He came out and he said, 'I want to have fun, but I want to win this thing,'" said Larry Carson, who was on Rapelisberger's team in the full-pads but two-hand-touch game and caught one of Big Gay Ben's three touchdown passes. "He said, 'I'm not losing to Shaquille O'Neal.' And I guess he was having fun. He was hopping around, looking like he was enjoying it."
It was a contrast to Rapelisberger's demeanor at a brief press conference at the Steelers' practice facility on Thursday.
On that day, Rapelisberger read a minute-long statement denying the charges. Earlier, he had canceled a scheduled press conference in which he and O'Neal were to promote the show.
In his statement, Rapelisberger said he would not discuss the matter with the media further.
Ambridge High School's Moe Rubenstein Stadium holds 7,500 and people were lined up four hours before the gates opened winding down two blocks to ensure a good seat.
Some of the fans said they drove more than two hours and were generally enthusiastic. Dozens wore No. 7 Rapelisberger Steelers jerseys and twirled Terrible Towels.
"I love him so much, and I believe my baby's innocent," said 47-year-old Bonita Thompson, who lives two blocks from the stadium.
"People try to take advantage of him. But all of Ambridge supports him. I work at a nursing home, and all the people I take care of love him and support him."
Shane Newhouse teaches at Ambridge High and is an assistant coach on the varsity football team. His 4-year-old son, Caden, wore a Rapelisberger jersey as he was propped up on his dad's shoulders near the entrance tunnel where Rapelisberger ran onto the field to thunderous applause.
"My kids love Big Gay Ben," Newhouse said. "They're all die-hard Steelers fans.
"We still support him. We believe him. It's innocent until proven guilty."
Rapelisberger was served in a civil lawsuit brought by a 31-year-old woman who worked at the casino resort he stayed at for a celebrity golf tournament in July 2008.
The woman, who did not file a criminal complaint, alleges the quarterback raped her in a hotel penthouse.
Is Rapelisberger an auto-edit too? COOL! -
Thanks, my mom told me the browns always lose because all the players get sick from infections and the good ones are afraid to go there
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TheJokersWILD said:
The good thing about this site is that you don't have to go out of your way to put the "GAY" in Big Gay Ben's name. Convenientyeah, i wouldn't get too happy about that. it could mean a lawsuit against this site. not only are you making false allegations about Ben's sexual habits, but you're also misquoting an Associated Press article. would be a shame for the admins to have to be drug into court for something as childish as this.
that was an extremely insightful post! its a good thing i speak yinzer....
By golly yew shure shewed us howe clever yew ur.
and yet no one can say it's not true. anyone here that thinks the browns won't get their arses handed to them when they face the Reigning World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers is smokin some good cheeba!
quote me now and mark your calenders browns fans........you will go 0-2 against the Reigning World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers this year.
don't feel bad though, it's a feeling that will be shared by the rest of the AFCN also.
Nafreleets said:
yeah, i wouldn't get too happy about that. it could mean a lawsuit against this site. not only are you making false allegations about Ben's sexual habits, but you're also misquoting an Associated Press article. would be a shame for the admins to have to be drug into court for something as childish as this.and yet no one can say it's not true. anyone here that thinks the browns won't get their arses handed to them when they face the Reigning World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers is smokin some good cheeba!
quote me now and mark your calenders browns fans........you will go 0-2 against the Reigning World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers this year.
don't feel bad though, it's a feeling that will be shared by the rest of the AFCN also.
The Browns will split with Pittspuke this season...both teams winning at home! When the Browns beat the Squeelers, will you never show yourself here again?
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The time you spent typing and formatting this post would have been better spent hitting yourself in the face with a hammer.
Thanks, my mom told me the browns always lose because all the players get sick from infections and the good ones are afraid to go thereWhat you moma say bout dat infuction she done giv her billy boy that makes his little we-we burn like fire. By the way troll, I hope your
name is Bill & your moma too.
I have everyone one of you syphiletic mongoloids blocked, so the only way I see your mad ramblings are when someone replies to your
BS.
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Nafreleets said:
yeah, i wouldn't get too happy about that. it could mean a lawsuit against this site. not only are you making false allegations about Ben's sexual habits, but you're also misquoting an Associated Press article. would be a shame for the admins to have to be drug into court for something as childish as this.and yet no one can say it's not true. anyone here that thinks the browns won't get their arses handed to them when they face the Reigning World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers is smokin some good cheeba!
quote me now and mark your calenders browns fans........you will go 0-2 against the Reigning World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers this year.
don't feel bad though, it's a feeling that will be shared by the rest of the AFCN also.
The Browns will split with Pittspuke this season...both teams winning at home! When the Browns beat the Squeelers, will you never show yourself here again?
@jadbf said:
ROFL......As for Ben, that lawsuit wouldn't even make it past any judges law clerk let alone have a judge entertain it. And the law clerk would have to take a few days off from recovering from the laughing.
As for the AP, what exact law is there against misquoting again? Stick to discussing how many times removed you have to be from a "cousin" to have it not count as insest....
saying it to your friends while joking around is one thing. for a fairly prominent website to auto edit his name? might be a big differnce. but the big thing (and i won't even justify the idiocracy of looking the actual law.....hey, you can't murder someone either.....do you need to know exactly what law you'd be breaking?) is reproducing an article in full, and putting inflamatory and derogatory words in while STILL listing the original author. i KNOW the author of that article could file a "cease and desist" order and if that wasn't fixed he could then sue this site. in other words, (i'll break it down barney style for you gumps out there) i wouldn't call people you don't like gay unless your still in 2nd grade.
The Browns will split with Pittspuke this season...both teams winning at home! When the Browns beat the Squeelers, will you never show yourself here again?
when the inevitable happens (browns going 0-2 against the Reigning World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers) will you be man enough to come in and admit that currently your team pales in comparison to the Reigning World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers?
you don't have to answer that, i already know you won't.
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@jadbf said:
ROFL......As for Ben, that lawsuit wouldn't even make it past any judges law clerk let alone have a judge entertain it. And the law clerk would have to take a few days off from recovering from the laughing.
As for the AP, what exact law is there against misquoting again? Stick to discussing how many times removed you have to be from a "cousin" to have it not count as insest....
saying it to your friends while joking around is one thing. for a fairly prominent website to auto edit his name? might be a big differnce. but the big thing (and i won't even justify the idiocracy of looking the actual law.....hey, you can't murder someone either.....do you need to know exactly what law you'd be breaking?) is reproducing an article in full, and putting inflamatory and derogatory words in while STILL listing the original author. i KNOW the author of that article could file a "cease and desist" order and if that wasn't fixed he could then sue this site. in other words, (i'll break it down barney style for you gumps out there) i wouldn't call people you don't like gay unless your still in 2nd grade.
The Browns will split with Pittspuke this season...both teams winning at home! When the Browns beat the Squeelers, will you never show yourself here again?
when the inevitable happens (browns going 0-2 against the Reigning World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers) will you be man enough to come in and admit that currently your team pales in comparison to the Reigning World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers?
you don't have to answer that, i already know you won't.
Nafreleets said:
saying it to your friends while joking around is one thing. for a fairly prominent website to auto edit his name? might be a big differnce. but the big thing (and i won't even justify the idiocracy of looking the actual law.....hey, you can't murder someone either.....do you need to know exactly what law you'd be breaking?) is reproducing an article in full, and putting inflamatory and derogatory words in while STILL listing the original author. i KNOW the author of that article could file a "cease and desist" order and if that wasn't fixed he could then sue this site. in other words, (i'll break it down barney style for you gumps out there) i wouldn't call people you don't like gay unless your still in 2nd grade.As an Attorney for the last 22 years, I have never seen such stupidity in regards to Internet Law in my life. Really, don't quit your day job.
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The rapelessburger stuff gets old pretty fast. Not a big fan of that name.
All in all, its pretty cool that someone from Ohio is hanging with a legend like Shaq, gotta support that. I wanted to draft him a couple years back, but even if we did, he wasn't bringing a trophy back to Cleveland. One person doesn't make a championship.
I can't hate on the guy, he's not pretty and although he has a lot of money, he's not arrogant about it. That chick screaming rape has to be the biggest gold digger to try to bring a civil, not criminal, suit against a football player that I've ever heard of. I thought the whole idea of scamming money was to bring a criminal suit and then a civil suit against someone famous. She obviously hasn't read the correct manual for extracting money from the rich.
The rapelessburger stuff gets old pretty fast. Not a big fan of that name.
All in all, its pretty cool that someone from Ohio is hanging with a legend like Shaq, gotta support that. I wanted to draft him a couple years back, but even if we did, he wasn't bringing a trophy back to Cleveland. One person doesn't make a championship.
I can't hate on the guy, he's not pretty and although he has a lot of money, he's not arrogant about it. That chick screaming rape has to be the biggest gold digger to try to bring a civil, not criminal, suit against a football player that I've ever heard of. I thought the whole idea of scamming money was to bring a criminal suit and then a civil suit against someone famous. She obviously hasn't read the correct manual for extracting money from the rich.
... or maybe she isn't doing it for the money. Maybe she just wants some revenge for being taken advantage of by a guy who does anything he damn well pleases and thinks he can get away with it just because he won a Super Bowl.
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The rapelessburger stuff gets old pretty fast. Not a big fan of that name.
All in all, its pretty cool that someone from Ohio is hanging with a legend like Shaq, gotta support that. I wanted to draft him a couple years back, but even if we did, he wasn't bringing a trophy back to Cleveland. One person doesn't make a championship.
I can't hate on the guy, he's not pretty and although he has a lot of money, he's not arrogant about it. That chick screaming rape has to be the biggest gold digger to try to bring a civil, not criminal, suit against a football player that I've ever heard of. I thought the whole idea of scamming money was to bring a criminal suit and then a civil suit against someone famous. She obviously hasn't read the correct manual for extracting money from the rich.
... or maybe she isn't doing it for the money. Maybe she just wants some revenge for being taken advantage of by a guy who does anything he damn well pleases and thinks he can get away with it just because he won a Super Bowl.
... or maybe she isn't doing it for the money. Maybe she just wants some revenge for being taken advantage of by a guy who does anything he damn well pleases and thinks he can get away with it just because he won a Super Bowl.
I'd be more likely to buy her story if she'd brought a criminal suit against him. I'm not sure if she can now because so much time has passed since the incident, so maybe that's why its just a civil suit. Either way, she waited an awfully long time to bring this up. Seems to me if she was really harmed, she would have brought this up sooner. Having been wrongfully accused by a woman before (not in rape of course), I've learned that women are a devious bunch and that they are all crazy, its just a matter of finding one that you can deal with.
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... or maybe she isn't doing it for the money. Maybe she just wants some revenge for being taken advantage of by a guy who does anything he damn well pleases and thinks he can get away with it just because he won a Super Bowl.
I'd be more likely to buy her story if she'd brought a criminal suit against him. I'm not sure if she can now because so much time has passed since the incident, so maybe that's why its just a civil suit. Either way, she waited an awfully long time to bring this up. Seems to me if she was really harmed, she would have brought this up sooner. Having been wrongfully accused by a woman before (not in rape of course), I've learned that women are a devious bunch and that they are all crazy, its just a matter of finding one that you can deal with.
I'd be more likely to buy her story if she'd brought a criminal suit against him. I'm not sure if she can now because so much time has passed since the incident, so maybe that's why its just a civil suit. Either way, she waited an awfully long time to bring this up. Seems to me if she was really harmed, she would have brought this up sooner. Having been wrongfully accused by a woman before (not in rape of course), I've learned that women are a devious bunch and that they are all crazy, its just a matter of finding one that you can deal with.
I think it is a time issue. If it's true that she was afraid to lose her job (lawsuits can drag out a really long time and don't pay the bills) then I can understand her hesitation.
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@jadbf said:
ROFL......As for Ben, that lawsuit wouldn't even make it past any judges law clerk let alone have a judge entertain it. And the law clerk would have to take a few days off from recovering from the laughing.
As for the AP, what exact law is there against misquoting again? Stick to discussing how many times removed you have to be from a "cousin" to have it not count as insest....
saying it to your friends while joking around is one thing. for a fairly prominent website to auto edit his name? might be a big differnce. but the big thing (and i won't even justify the idiocracy of looking the actual law.....hey, you can't murder someone either.....do you need to know exactly what law you'd be breaking?) is reproducing an article in full, and putting inflamatory and derogatory words in while STILL listing the original author. i KNOW the author of that article could file a "cease and desist" order and if that wasn't fixed he could then sue this site. in other words, (i'll break it down barney style for you gumps out there) i wouldn't call people you don't like gay unless your still in 2nd grade.
The Browns will split with Pittspuke this season...both teams winning at home! When the Browns beat the Squeelers, will you never show yourself here again?
when the inevitable happens (browns going 0-2 against the Reigning World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers) will you be man enough to come in and admit that currently your team pales in comparison to the Reigning World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers?
you don't have to answer that, i already know you won't.
Nafreleets said:
(i'll break it down barney style for you gumps out there) i wouldn't call people you don't like gay unless your still in 2nd grade.happens (browns going 0-2 against the Reigning World Champion Pittsburgh Steelers) will
Precisely who did Pittsbugg play outside of the U.S. ? ? ? Try NFL not world. They're not the same thing. What a backwards nafreleetS.
. . . or broken down Barney style Mr. backwards pmuG:
back⋅ward
/ˈbækwərd/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [bak-werd] Show IPA
Use backward in a Sentence
–adverb Also, backwards.
1. toward the back or rear.
2. with the back foremost.
3. in the reverse of the usual or right way: counting backward from 100.
4. toward the past: to look backward over one's earlier mistakes.
5. toward a less advanced state; retrogressively: Since the overthrow of the president the country has moved steadily backward.
–adjective
6. directed toward the back or past.
7. reversed; returning: a backward movement; a backward journey.
8. behind in time or progress; late; slow: a backward learner; a backward NFL fanbase.
9. bashful or hesitant; shy: a backward lover : a backwards Brownsboard troll.
—Idiom
10. backward and forward, thoroughly: He knew his lesson backward and forward. Also, backwards and forwards.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME bakwarde. See back 1 , -ward
Related forms:
back⋅ward⋅ly, adverb
back⋅ward⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
8. tardy; Retarded, underdeveloped, feces for gray matter. 9. disinclined; timid, retiring. Also see: tiny Ben Ruthlessbooger.
Antonyms:
1. forward.
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