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tits up
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Broken, inoperative, or dead.Usage: I can't cut the grass today because my mower is tits up.
(Adjective) I believe this derives from police slang: a drowned body if female floats - literally - "tits up", the fatty tissue of the breasts acting as buoyancy aids. In this respect it might compare to "dead in the water".
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