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arsy-versy
ˈarsy-ˈversy, adv. and a. Obs. in polite use. Also arse-, arsie-versie, arsee-versee, arsy-varsy, etc. [f. arse n. + L. versus, pa. pple. of vertĕre to turn, assimilated to reduplicated compounds like hurly-burly, etc.] A. adv. Backside foremost, upside-down, contrariwise; perversely, preposterously... Oxford English Dictionary
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arsey
arsey, a. slang. Brit. /ˈɑːsi/, U.S. /ˈɑrsi/ Forms: 19– arsey, 19– arsy [‹ arse n. + -y suffix1. Compare earlier arsy-versy adv. and adj.] 1. orig. and chiefly Austral. Lucky. Cf. tin-arsed adj. at tin n. Compounds 2.1953 S. J. Baker Austral. Speaks 104 Arsey, lucky. 1960 J. Walker No Sunlight Singi... Oxford English Dictionary
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Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
It's arsy-versy to what you said, but its still chaos in the end, isn't it?" The Mayor, also the owner of the pit. wikipedia.org
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topsy versy
ˈtopsy ˈversy colloq. alteration of topsy-turvy adv., after arsy-versy.1767 D. Garrick Peep behind Curtain (1772) 9 Damn all these new vagaries, that put us all upon our heads topsy versy. 1911 J. Masefield Everlasting Mercy 46 Joe, and Si, and Nick, and Percy I rolled together topsy versy. Oxford English Dictionary
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arse
▪ I. arse, n. Obs. in polite use. Forms: 1 ærs, ears, 1–7 ars, 4–5 ers(e, eeres, arce, 4–9 arse. [common Teut.: cf. OHG., ON., Da., Sw. ars, OFris. ers, G. arsch, OTeut. *ars-oz, cogn. w. Gr. ὄρρος, *ὄρσος.] 1. a. The fundament, buttocks, posteriors, or rump of an animal.c 1000 ælfric Gloss. in Wrig... Oxford English Dictionary
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topsy-turvy
topsy-turvy, adv. (a., n., and v.) (ˌtɒpsɪˈtɜːvɪ) Forms: α. 6 topsy tervy, tyrvy, turuie, turvy; 6– topsy-turvy, (8–9 -turvey). Also 6 topsituruie, -turuy, 7 -turvy, -turvie, topsi-turvi, top-si-turvy; 6 topsie turuie, -vie, -vey, 6–7 -turuy, 7 -turvie, -turvy; 7 topse-turvie. See also the inverted ... Oxford English Dictionary
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