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Adjective: topsy-turvy  'tóp-see'tur-vee
  1. In utter disorder
    "a topsy-turvy pile of clothes";
    - disorderly, higgledy-piggledy, hugger-mugger, jumbled
Adverb: topsy-turvy  'tóp-see'tur-vee
  1. In a disordered manner
    "they were piled up topsy-turvy";
    - higgledy-piggledy
     
  2. In a confused or chaotic manner
    "The children rushed topsy-turvy through the house";
    - head over heels, heels over head, topsy-turvily, in great confusion

See also: untidy

Encyclopedia: Topsy-turvy