topsy-turvydom

[ top-see-tur-vee-duhm ]

noun
  1. a state of affairs or a region in which everything is topsy-turvy.

Origin of topsy-turvydom

1
First 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. Meade
  • Let me illustrate a little more in detail in what this religious topsy-turvydom consisted.

  • Not a little perplexed was Cynthia at the topsy-turvydom in which that morning she had found her father's house.

    The Tavern Knight | Rafael Sabatini
  • But 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 Balzac
  • It would be quite a comedy of Irish topsy-turvydom were it not, in fact, such a disastrous tragedy.

    Ireland Since Parnell | Daniel Desmond Sheehan