topsy-turvydom

[ top-see-tur-vee-duhm ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of topsy-turvydom¹

First recorded in 1875–80; topsy-turvy + -dom

Example Sentences

It was necessary, Miss Tredgold assured the girls, to have topsy-turvydom before the reign of order could begin.

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

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

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But innovations which tend to bring about a kind of social topsy-turvydom, ought only to be undertaken by general consent.

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It would be quite a comedy of Irish topsy-turvydom were it not, in fact, such a disastrous tragedy.

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