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arsey-versey
Definition
Or: arsy-varsy / arsey-versey / arsey-varsy : 1. Topsy-turvy, upside down, inverted.
Synonyms: arse over tit; arsey-versey; head over heels; heels in the air.
Synonyms: arse over teakettle; ass over head; base over apex; head over heels; heels in the air.
Quote: Captain Francis Grose, Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811): ' To fall arsy varsey, i.e. head over heels.'
2. In love, madly, passionately. See love for synonyms
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