TOPSY-TURVY

I. adverb Etymology: probably ultimately from tops (plural of 1top) + obsolete English terve to turn upside down Date: 1528 in utter confusion or disorder, with the top or head downward ; upside down , II. adjective Date: 1612 turned ~ ; totally disordered, topsy-turvily adverb ~dom noun III. noun Date: 1655 topsy-turviness