topsy-turvydom
[ top-see-tur-vee-duhm ]
noun
a state of affairs or a region in which everything is topsy-turvy.
Origin of topsy-turvydom
1First recorded in 1875–80; topsy-turvy + -dom
Words Nearby topsy-turvydom
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How to use topsy-turvydom in a sentence
It was necessary, Miss Tredgold assured the girls, to have topsy-turvydom before the reign of order could begin.
Girls of the Forest | L. T. MeadeLet me illustrate a little more in detail in what this religious topsy-turvydom consisted.
The Positive Outcome of Philosophy | Joseph DietzgenNot a little perplexed was Cynthia at the topsy-turvydom in which that morning she had found her father's house.
The Tavern Knight | Rafael SabatiniBut innovations which tend to bring about a kind of social topsy-turvydom, ought only to be undertaken by general consent.
The Country Doctor | Honore de BalzacIt would be quite a comedy of Irish topsy-turvydom were it not, in fact, such a disastrous tragedy.
Ireland Since Parnell | Daniel Desmond Sheehan
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