Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The act of turning about and facing or moving in the opposite direction.
- noun A shift or change in opinion, loyalty, or allegiance.
- noun A dance or party to which girls invite boys.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A merry-go-round; a carrousel.
- noun One who turns things about; an agitator; an innovator.
- noun A disease in cattle characterized by giddiness and staggering.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
turning about so as toface in the opposite direction - noun A
reversal of a decision or opinion etc; achange of mind orflip-flop
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun turning in the opposite direction
- noun a decision to reverse an earlier decision
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word turnabout.
Examples
-
Still, turnabout is fair play: if we have to denounce anyone the Right throws up, then the Right has to play by those rules too.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Competing Explanations for the Oppressive Nature of Socialism 2010
-
We've seen The Last Man on Earth, seems that turnabout is fair play.
March 2009 2009
-
The difference between you and I (feel free to opt out of the "stereotype" if you wish, but turnabout is fair play, so as you stereotype me I will return the favor) ... the difference is that I support all of our rights and any privilege that does not interfere with the rights of others.
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
-
The difference between you and I (feel free to opt out of the "stereotype" if you wish, but turnabout is fair play, so as you stereotype me I will return the favor) ... the difference is that I support all of our rights and any privilege that does not interfere with the rights of others.
Tom McIntyre Explains His Picks for our 2009 Hunting and Fishing Heroes and Villians Face-Off 2009
-
Like they say, "turnabout is fairplay" so EAT IT REPUBLICANS! rrjr
-
If it were not for Willie Horton, I might say give Huckabee a pass on this commutation thing, but turnabout is fair play for the Republicans.
HuckPAC coordinator steps down, citing clemency decision 2009
-
They have also "gotten" conservative to very conservative nominees for the last several justices – turnabout is fair play.
-
We've seen The Last Man on Earth, seems that turnabout is fair play.
-
So turnabout is only fair in Due Date, with him playing the foil -- to Zach Galifianakis.
Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Due Date Marshall Fine 2010
-
“But … I wanted to … well turnabout is fair play,” Rose told him.
Brit-pick Question for my Readers amberfocus 2008
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.