arsy-versy

/ (ˈɑːsɪˈvɜːsɪ) /


adverbslang
  1. backwards or upside down

  2. in reverse

Origin of arsy-versy

1
C16: from arse + Latin versus turned, modelled on compounds like hurly-burly

Words Nearby arsy-versy

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