Upside down

//ˌʌpsaɪd ˈdaʊn// adj, adv, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Inverted; turned so that the top is at the bottom. not-comparable

    "The pattern resembled an upside down letter W."

  2. 2
    In great disorder. not-comparable

    "The wenches and the men have been on the streets all day, and the kitchen is upside down. You never saw the like."

  3. 3
    Owing more money for something than it is worth; having negative equity. not-comparable

    "He's upside down on his mortgage."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Inverted, so that the top is now at the bottom. not-comparable

    "The Union flag was flying upside down, a sign of danger."

  2. 2
    In great disorder. not-comparable

    "The thief had turned the room upside down."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an inverted manner wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Upside Down. alt-of, alternative

    "It is in the upside down where we can find many opportunities to grow and learn."

  2. 2
    A dark and horrifying reality where the rules are different

    "This Upside Down economy was the product"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Alteration of earlier up so down, from Middle English up-so-doun, upsedowne, upsadowne (“upside down”), equivalent to up + so + down ("up as down").

Etymology 2

Alteration of earlier up so down, from Middle English up-so-doun, upsedowne, upsadowne (“upside down”), equivalent to up + so + down ("up as down").

Etymology 3

Alteration of earlier up so down, from Middle English up-so-doun, upsedowne, upsadowne (“upside down”), equivalent to up + so + down ("up as down").

Etymology 4

Coined by Stranger Things.

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