topsy-turvydom

noun

top·​sy-tur·​vy·​dom

-dəm

plural -s

1

: topsy-turviness

2

: a state, existence, or world in which everything is turned topsy-turvy

a quaint glimpse of topsy-turvydom; the laws of gravitation appear to be defied

—F. A. A. Talbot

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