单词 | topsy-turvydom |
释义 | > as lemmastopsy-ˈturvydom topsy-ˈturvydom n. the realm of topsy-turvy, inversion, or confusion; also, topsy-turvy condition or state. ΘΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > [noun] > inversion of natural order or total disorder topsy-turvy1655 topsy-turvyhood1791 topsy-turviness1842 upside-downism1861 topsy-turvydom1870 topsy-turvyism1880 topsy-turviment1884 1870 W. S. Gilbert in Fun 19 Mar. 15/1 I dreamt that somehow I had come To dwell in Topsy-Turveydom! 1878 L. Wingfield Lady Grizel III. v. 107 A faint hope that topsy-turvydom might bring with it the glorious bygone days. 1904 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 469 The most absurd instance of Japanese topseyturveydom. < as lemmas |
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