- arsy-varsy
- ar·sy-var·sy
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arsy-varsy
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arsy-varsy — /ahr see vahr see/, Informal. adj. 1. wrong end foremost; completely backward: an arsy varsy way of doing things. adv. 2. in a backward or thoroughly mixed up fashion: The papers are all filed arsy varsy. Also, arsyversy /ahr see verr see/. [1530 … Universalium
arsy-varsy — head over heels ; down came t Tit, and away tumbled she, arsy varsy. Der. and N … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
arsy varsy — adverb Tumbling upside down; head over heels; backwards. Syn: ass over teakettle, ass backwards, back asswards … Wiktionary
arsy varsy — Synonyms and related words: a rebours, against the grain, anarchic, ass over elbows, ass backwards, back to front, backwards, balled up, bollixed up, by contraries, capsized, chaotic, chiastic, confused, contra, contrarily, contrariously,… … Moby Thesaurus
arsy varsy — upside down; reversed; backwards (British Colloquial) … English contemporary dictionary
arsy varsy — Topsy turvy … A concise dictionary of English slang
arsy-varsy — … Useful english dictionary
arsy-versy — I. adverb see arsy varsy I II. adjective see arsy varsy II … Useful english dictionary
backward — adv 1. rearward, towards the back, in reverse, vice versa, upside down, topsyturvy, inside out, back in front; crablike, retrocessive ly, retrogressively, regressively, Scot, and North. Eng. backlins; Naut. aback, Naut. abaft, Naut. aft, Naut.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
helter-skelter — adv 1. pell mell, hurry scurry, harum scarum, wildly; headlong, headfirst, head over heels; rashly, recklessly, precipitately, unwarily, carelessly, heedlessly, injudiciously, thoughtlessly; impetuously, impulsively, hastily, hurriedly. 2.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
