right-side out

[ rahyt-sahyd ]

adverb

1. with the correct side facing outward:

   turn the socks right-side out.

Word History and Origins

Origin of right-side out¹

First recorded in 1820–30

Idioms and Phrases

Turned correctly, with the outer side on the outside, as opposed to inside out , def. 1. For example, I turned the sweater right-side out before putting it on .

Example Sentences

Another symmetry corresponds to a move where the wearer takes their arms out of the arm holes and, with the T-shirt still around their neck, rotates the shirt 180 degrees to put their arms in the opposite holes: the T-shirt remains right-side out but is now being worn backward.

From Scientific American

Turn your project right-side out from the little 1 ½” gap.

From New York Times

That’s when I saw it: Sister was trying just as hard to keep herself right-side out.

From Literature

Turn the stuffed animal right-side out, put your club into the sock, and re-stuff the animal around it a bit so it won't look so lifeless.

From Golf Digest

A miniature white gown with tiny beadwork lay atop Wendy Peterson’s sewing workbench as she turned an infant boy’s outfit made from the same satin right-side out.

From Washington Times