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topsy-turvy adjective- disordered, in a chaotic state, very untidy UK, 1528
- a sudden loss of perspective, the world being set topsy-turvy — Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey, Driven to Distraction, p. 251, 1994
- upside down; in reverse order UK, 1530
- One reason for the huge incidence of juvenile delinquency, but by no means the decisive one, was an idiosyncrasy of the population trend here, topsy-turvy to every other in the country during the last 10 years. — Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer, Washington Confidential, p. 119, 1951
- Living in a world of topsy-turvy standards and constant temptation, a boy could easily become involved in serious and long-lasting trouble. — Jim Thompson, Bad Boy, p. 366, 1953
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