topsy-turvy

topsy-turvy

1. In a state of chaos or disorder. I was sick with the flu all week, so the house is totally topsy-turvy.
2. Drunk. She was pretty topsy-turvy last night at the bar—I wonder how hungover she is today.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

topsy-turvy

(ˈtɑpsiˈtɚvi)
1. mod. upside down; in disarray. He came in and turned everything topsy-turvy.
2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. She was too topsy-turvy to stand up.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • topsy-frizy
  • boosy
  • topsy-boosy
  • topsy-boozy
  • pifted
  • crump
  • grow like Topsy
  • topsy
  • pifficated
  • corkscrew
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