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Definition of Topsi-turvy

Top"sy-tur"vy (?), adv. [Earlier topside- turvey, topsy-tervy; probably for top so turvy; that is, the top as turvy, as it were turvy; where turvy probably means, overturned, fr. AS. torfian to throw.] In an inverted posture; with the top or head downward; upside down; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy.

Top"sy-tur"vy (?), adv. [Earlier topside- turvey, topsy-tervy; probably for top so turvy; that is, the top as turvy, as it were turvy; where turvy probably means, overturned, fr. AS. torfian to throw.] In an inverted posture; with the top or head downward; upside down; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • backwards or upside-down; disorderly; chaotic
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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