Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
topsyturvy .
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- adjective See
topsy-turvy
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Examples
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The word topsy entered the English language in 1528 as part of the assonant adverb topsy-turvy.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The word topsy entered the English language in 1528 as part of the assonant adverb topsy-turvy.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The word topsy entered the English language in 1528 as part of the assonant adverb topsy-turvy.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The word topsy entered the English language in 1528 as part of the assonant adverb topsy-turvy.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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By beating the crowd favorites in topsy-turvy matches, No. 6 Dementieva and No. 9 Kuznetsova became the first Russian women to reach a U.S.
USATODAY.com - Russians bid Americans dasvedanya in U.S. Open women's semis 2004
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Stan Collymore (LIVERPOOL v Newcastle, 1996) The phrase topsy-turvy is too lightweight to describe just how breathtaking this match was.
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The phrase topsy-turvy is too lightweight to describe just how breathtaking this match was.
Home | Mail Online 2009
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Everything socially is what I may call topsy - turvy.
The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii Jack London 1896
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I seriously feel like I'm in some kind of topsy turvy world arguing with people about this.
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I seriously feel like I'm in some kind of topsy turvy world arguing with people about this.
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