See arsy varsy on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "Alteration of arsy versy, from arse + vice versa",
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"lang": "English",
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"pos": "adv",
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"glosses": [
"Tumbling upside down; head over heels; backwards."
],
"id": "en-arsy_varsy-en-adv-Hdw4vEib",
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"head over heels",
"head over heels"
]
],
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"(idiomatic, British, vulgar) Tumbling upside down; head over heels; backwards."
],
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"sense": "backwards",
"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "ass over teakettle"
},
{
"sense": "backwards",
"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "ass backwards"
},
{
"sense": "backwards",
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"word": "back asswards"
},
{
"word": "arsey varsey"
},
{
"word": "arsy varsey"
},
{
"word": "arsey varsy"
},
{
"word": "arsy versy"
}
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"word": "arsy varsy"
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"glosses": [
"Tumbling upside down; head over heels; backwards."
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"(idiomatic, British, vulgar) Tumbling upside down; head over heels; backwards."
],
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"British",
"idiomatic",
"not-comparable",
"vulgar"
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"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "ass over teakettle"
},
{
"sense": "backwards",
"tags": [
"vulgar"
],
"word": "ass backwards"
},
{
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"word": "back asswards"
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{
"word": "arsey varsey"
},
{
"word": "arsy varsey"
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{
"word": "arsey varsy"
},
{
"word": "arsy versy"
}
],
"word": "arsy varsy"
}
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