arsy-versy
/ (ˈɑːsɪˈvɜːsɪ) /
adverbslang
backwards or upside down
in reverse
Origin of arsy-versy
1C16: from arse + Latin versus turned, modelled on compounds like hurly-burly
Words Nearby arsy-versy
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