Topsy



grow like Topsy

to grow very fast The government must decide how to allocate health-care resources in the face of demand that is growing like Topsy.
See also: grow, like, Topsy

topsy-turvy

 
1. (informal) if a situation is topsy-turvy, it is confused and not well organized because things happen in the wrong order or people believe things are important when they are not The government's topsy-turvy priorities mean that spending on education remains low. We're living in topsy-turvy times.
2. (informal) if a room or a place is topsy-turvy, it is very untidy He went out leaving the house all topsy-turvy.

topsy-boozy

and topsy-boosy (ˈtɑpsiˈbuzi)
mod. alcohol intoxicated. She was so topsy-boosy she couldn’t stand up.

topsy-boosy

verb

topsy-turvy

(ˈtɑpsiˈtɚvi)
1. mod. upside down; in disarray. He came in and turned everything topsy-turvy.
2. mod. alcohol intoxicated. She was too topsy-turvy to stand up.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Fallon-English (Modern)
Rasha-Arabic
GylesJIELZ, JIE-əlzEnglish (Rare)
Angelineawn-zhə-LEENFrench
Dickerson['dikəsən]
Mikail-Turkish