arsey-versey:

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

See Also: arse over tit, arsey-versey, ass over head

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