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1. (adv.) topsy-turvy
with the top where the bottom should be; upside down.
2. topsy-turvy
in or into a state of confusion or disorder.
3. (adj.) topsy-turvy
turned upside down; inverted; reversed.
4. topsy-turvy
confused or disorderly.
5. (n.) topsy-turvy
inversion of the natural order.
6. topsy-turvy
a state of confusion or disorder.
Etymology: (1520–30; perh. alter. of top syd turvye topside down; turvy, var. of tervy, der. of obs. terve to turn over)
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1. (adverb) disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled, topsy-turvy
in utter disorder
"a disorderly pile of clothes"
2. (adverb) higgledy-piggledy, topsy-turvy
in a disordered manner
"they were piled up higgledy-piggledy"
3. (adverb) head over heels, heels over head, topsy-turvy, topsy-turvily, in great confusion
in disorderly haste
"we ran head over heels toward the shelter"
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1. (adverb) topsy-turvy
in an inverted posture; with the top or head downward; upside down; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy
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