Category:Topsy-turvy

Top"sy-*tur"vy, adv. Etym: [earlier topside-turvey, topsy-tervy; Probably for top so turvy; that is, the top as turvy, as it were Turvy; where turvy probably means, overturned, fr. As. torfian to Throw.]

Defn: in an inverted posture; with the top or head downward; upside Down; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy.