Reverse Dictionary: WRONG

ADJECTIVES
► AGLEY wrong; awry → 1824 Sc.
► A-HUH not straightforward or open; wrong → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ALL ABROAD wide of the mark; wrong → 19C sl.
► ALL WASTED wrong, inappropriate; not adequate → 1955 US sl.
► ALL WET entirely confused or wrong; mistaken → 1923
► ARSE-WISE wrong, ludicrous, preposterous, absurd → 20C colloq.
► AS FULL OF SHIT AS A CHRISTMAS GOOSE wrong, mistaken; not to be credited → 1940 Amer. sl.
► DEAD-ASS WRONG completely wrong → 1983 Amer. sl.
► FAULTY wrong → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► FULL OF BEANS wrong; mistaken, esp. chronically so → 1940 Amer. sl.
► FULL OF HOT AIR wrong, mistaken; pompously in error → 1940 Amer. sl.
► FULL OF PRUNES wrong, mistaken, esp. chronically so; full of nonsense → 1894 US sl.
► FUNKY wrong, unsatisfactory → 1990s US teen sl.
► ILL-DONE wrong, mischievous, ill-advised → 1894 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► IN WRONG 1. wrong, erroneous → 1910 US sl.
2. wronged → 1910 US sl.
► MISDEEDY doing wrong; mischievous → a1300 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
► OFF BEAM wrong, incorrect; out of touch with the situation → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► OFFBEAT mistaken, wrong, in error → 1958 US sl.
► OFFENCEFUL causing offence or displeasure; wrong; sinful; criminal → 1603 obs.
► OFFEN ONE’S BOX ► OFF ONE’S BOX crazy; foolishly wrong, mistaken → 1903 Amer. dial.
► OFF THE BEAM incorrect, wrong, mistaken; not pertinent or applicable; functioning poorly → 1942 US sl.
► ONE-EIGHTY OUT completely wrong, wholly spurious → 1993 sl.
► ON TOP wrong; destroyed or defeated → 1999 UK sl.
► OUT OF ONE’S BOX crazy, insane; foolishly wrong, mistaken → 1966 Amer. dial.
► THRAWN perverse, obstinate; cross-grained; rebellious; morally wrong → 1737 Sc.
► UP A GUM TREE in error, wrong → 1950s sl.
► UP THE BOOAY completely wrong or astray → M20 NZ colloq.

​ ADVERBS
► AWRONG wrongly, in a wrong way → 1430
► BACKWAY ► BACKWAY-ON wrongly, awkwardly; in a manner opposed to the proper mode of procedure → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CROSSWISE in a way opposed to the direct or right; perversely, wrongly → 1594
► FALSE improperly, wrongly → 1596 obs.
► NAUGHT badly, wrongly → 1549 obs.
► SINISTRALLY in a sinister manner; perversely; wrongly → 1548 obs.
► SINISTROUSLY in an erroneous manner; incorrectly, wrongly, perversely; awkwardly → 1581

​ INTERJECTIONS & PHRASES
► ALL GONE TO BOLLOCKS said of something that’s gone wrong → Brit. sl.
► ALL TO BOLLOCKS said of something that’s gone wrong → Brit. sl.
► ALL TO BUGGERY said of something that’s gone wrong → Brit sl.
► ALL TO FUCK said of something that’s gone wrong → Brit. sl.
► BREAD ALWAYS FALLS BUTTERED SIDE DOWN used to express the belief that anything that can go wrong will go wrong → 1864
► DAY THE OMELETTE HIT THE FAN, THE used to describe a day when everything goes wrong → c1966 sl.
► LEARN ONE ANOTHER ROAD TO THE PEAS not to allow one to do something again; said in correcting one for doing wrong → 1892 Eng. dial.
► MALE WRINGS, THE something is wrong, there is a state of hardship → c1430 obs.
► NOT KNOW SHIT FROM APPLE BUTTER to be particularly wrong in an opinion → 1996 sl.
► NOT KNOW SHIT FROM SHINOLA to be particularly wrong in an opinion → 1969 sl.
► ON THE WRONG TACK under a wrong impression; following a false line of reasoning → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► ON THE WRONG TRAM following the wrong course of action → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
► THAT’S CLOSE! What you just said is completely wrong! → 1950s Amer. sl.
► THERE’S A BLOW IN THE BELL there’s something wrong, something suspicious, somewhere → 1936 criminals’ sl.
► UP THE BOOAY completely wrong → 1981 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► YOU’VE GOT IT ARSE ABOUT FACE you’ve got it all wrong, back to front → L19 sl.

​ NOUNS
► ABUSION violation of law or right, outrage, wrong; anything opposed to propriety; bad or improper usage; corrupt or shameful fact or practice → c1374 obs.
► BOLLOCKS-UP said of something that’s gone wrong → Brit. sl.
► COCK-UP said of something that’s gone wrong → Brit. sl.
► DINGE IN THE STOVEWOOD something wrong → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► FAMOUS LAST WORDS something said that proves singularly wrong or inappropriate → 1940s Amer. sl.
► FUCK-UP said of something that’s gone wrong → Brit. sl.
► INDIAN SIDE the right-hand side, esp. of a horse; hence, the wrong side or wrong way of doing something → 1942 Amer. dial.
► MOLLY HOGAN DEAL a deal with a catch, something wrong → 1966 Can. sl.
► NIGGER IN THE WOODPILE something wrong → 1942 Amer. sl., offensive (Bk.)
► NIGGER ON THE FENCE something wrong → 1942 Amer. sl., offensive (Bk.)
► PAD IN THE STRAW, A something amiss; a danger concealed; something wrong → 1530 obs.
► SIN a fear of doing wrong → c1300 obs.
► WRONGO something wrong or improper; an error, a lie, a misstatement, etc. → 1937 Amer. sl.

NOUNS – PERSON
► FUCK-UP a person who does everything wrong; one who messes everything up → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)

​ VERBS
► BACK THE WRONG HORSE to be wrong, to be mistaken; to make an inappropriate choice → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BE ALL WET to be wrong, to be mistaken → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BE FULL OF PRUNES to be wrong, to be mistaken → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BE IN THE WRONG BOX to be wrong, to be mistaken → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BE IN THE WRONG PEW to be wrong, to be mistaken → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► BE OFF YOUR EGGS to make a mistake, to be on the wrong tack → 1844 Sc.
► COUNT ONE’S EGGS to be wrong, to be mistaken → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► DAMNIFY * to cause, injury, loss, or inconvenience to; to injure, to damage, to hurt; to inflict injury upon; to wrong → 1512 (very common in the 17th century)
► EAT ONE’S BONNET to go back on one’s words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong → L18 sl.
► EAT ONE’S BOOTS to go back on one’s words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong → L18 sl.
► EAT ONE’S CAP to go back on one’s words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong → L18 sl.
► EAT ONE’S HAT to go back on one’s words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong → L18 sl.
► EAT ONE’S HEAD to go back on one’s words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong → M19 sl.
► EAT ONE’S PANTS to go back on one’s words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong → L18 sl.
► EAT ONE’S SHIRT to go back on one’s words, esp. to admit that a public statement was, in fact, wrong → L18 sl.
► EAT THE GREASER to ‘eat one’s hat’; to make a public admission of having been wrong → 1901 Amer. dial.
► FADANGLE  to cheat, to do wrong → 2000s African-American sl.
► FALL IN to be quite wrong → c1900 sl.
► FANCY A LOT to fancy something is wrong; to feel hurt or neglected → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► FAULT to commit a fault; to do or go wrong; hence, to sin → c1400 arch.
► FIRE INTO THE WRONG FLOCK to be wrong, to be mistaken → 1835 Amer. dial.
► FLOBBER to make an error in judgement and get something wrong → 1967 Amer. dial.
► GANG AGLEY to err, to go wrong; used in a moral sense → 1788 Sc.
► GET THE WRONG BULL BY THE HORNS to be wrong, to be mistaken → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GET THE WRONG SOW BY THE EAR to be wrong, to be mistaken → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► GO ALL MOODY ON to fail, to go wrong → 1930s sl.
► GO ASHORE TO WINDWARD to go wrong or fail with no excuse for it → 1916 Amer. dial.
► GO ASKEW to be troublesome, to do wrong actions → 1885 Eng. dial.
► GO PEAR-SHAPED of plans or schemes: to fail; to collapse; to go wrong → 1990s sl.
► HAVE ANOTHER GUESS COMING to be wrong, to be mistaken → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► HAVE BEEN READING BOOKS to be wrong, to be mistaken → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► HAVE THE WRONG SLANT to be wrong, to be mistaken → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► LIGHT UP AND SAY ‘TILT’ to register by one’s expression or reaction that something is wrong → 1950s sl.
► MAKE A BALK to blunder, to go wrong → c1430 obs.
► MAKE A BUST to make an error in judgement; to be wrong or mistaken → 1965 Amer. dial.
► MALVERSE to act in a dishonest or corrupt manner; to commit a breach of confidence; to make a wrong decision → 1714 Sc. obs.
► MESS UP to make an error; to do something wrong
► MISDO to transgress, to do wrong → 1903 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► MISGO to go wrong; to go astray; to fail, to miscarry → 1766 Sc. & Eng. dial.  
► PLAY SMASH to make a great blunder; to do a thing wholly wrong → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► PULL A BUST to make an error in judgement; to be wrong or mistaken → 1965 Amer. dial.
► PUT THE SADDLE ON THE WRONG HORSE to be wrong, to be mistaken → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► QUEER to put to confusion; to make or cause to feel queer; to cause to go wrong → 1818 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► SHITCAN to do someone a wrong → 1950s Aust. & NZ sl.