downside upadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˌdaʊnsʌɪd ˈʌp/, U.S.

/ˌdaʊnˌsaɪd ˈəp/

Forms: see down adj. and side n.¹ and up adv.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adj., side n.¹, up adv.¹

Etymology: < down adj. + side n.¹ + up adv.¹, as an inversion of the elements of upside down adv.

A. adv.

So that the lower side or surface becomes the upper; upside down. Frequently collocated with turn.

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the world > space > relative position > inversion > [adverb]

upa1300

nevelinga1387

kew-kaw1399

overc1425

topsy-turvy1530

arsy-versy1545

upside down1569

overhand1579

bottom-up1598

downside up1603

top to bottom1624

inversely1657

invertedly1657

belly-up1749

topsy versy1767

topsy-turvily1886

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1082 Nature hath brought foorth..Chrysippus, when she was minded to pervert and overturne the life of man and course of the world, turning all things up side downe, and contrariwise downe side up [Fr. mettre le dessus dessoubs, & au contraire le dessoubs dessus].

1823 Bangor (Maine) Reg. 23 Oct. The latter often turn the world upside down to raise themselves. The former turns his soil downside up to raise his crops.

1879 Harper's Bazaar 19 Apr. 256/3 She placed cups where plates should go, and turned things upside down and downside up.

1931 Neosho (Missouri) Times 15 Oct. 3/3 The world today seems to need turning upside down or down side up quite a bit.

1981 N.Y. Times Mag. 24 May 29/1 Held one way..the illustration reveals a generic black man devouring an upended white; flipped downside-up..the reverse is taking place.

2016 Gold Coast (Austral.) Bull. (Nexis) 8 Apr. 28 Turn your worry downside-up this weekend.

B. adj.

Turned upside down, inverted. Cf. upside down adj.

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the world > space > relative position > inversion > [adjective]

enversed?1440

inverse?1440

turned1513

overturned1561

inversed1592

inverted1598

topsy-turvy1618

downside up1683

headlong1713

upturned1816

Antipodean1853

upside down1866

1683 J. Dryden & N. Lee Duke of Guise v. i. 55 A. Since last we parted at the Barricadoes, The World's turn'd upside down. C. No, Faith, 'tis better, now 'tis downside up.

1868 S. W. Mitchell Prince Little Boy 10 His nose was downside up, or, as some people say, upside down.

1894 Essex County Standard 29 Dec. 3/2 No. 5 is a drop of water from Upside Downland, seen through a patent topsy-turvy downside-up microscope.

1921 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 25 Dec. 3/3 I glanced at the first course, which was downside up salad.

1963 Washington Post 8 Nov. c1/3 Comrade Chachizin..pointed to the emblem, and gesticulated that it was downside-up.

1993 Country Life 3 June 87/1 It was his son..who remodelled the castle.., ingeniously creating downside-up family apartments on four storeys.

2016 Star (Shelby, N. Carolina) 2 Mar. a7/2 Wow! Downside up diesel truck. That could have been much worse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downside up
释义	downside upadv.adj. Brit. /ˌdaʊnsʌɪd ˈʌp/, U.S. /ˌdaʊnˌsaɪd ˈəp/ Forms: see down adj. and side n.¹ and up adv.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adj., side n.¹, up adv.¹ Etymology: < down adj. + side n.¹ + up adv.¹, as an inversion of the elements of upside down adv. A. adv. So that the lower side or surface becomes the upper; upside down. Frequently collocated with turn. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inversion > [adverb] upa1300 nevelinga1387 kew-kaw1399 overc1425 topsy-turvy1530 arsy-versy1545 upside down1569 overhand1579 bottom-up1598 downside up1603 top to bottom1624 inversely1657 invertedly1657 belly-up1749 topsy versy1767 topsy-turvily1886 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1082 Nature hath brought foorth..Chrysippus, when she was minded to pervert and overturne the life of man and course of the world, turning all things up side downe, and contrariwise downe side up [Fr. mettre le dessus dessoubs, & au contraire le dessoubs dessus]. 1823 Bangor (Maine) Reg. 23 Oct. The latter often turn the world upside down to raise themselves. The former turns his soil downside up to raise his crops. 1879 Harper's Bazaar 19 Apr. 256/3 She placed cups where plates should go, and turned things upside down and downside up. 1931 Neosho (Missouri) Times 15 Oct. 3/3 The world today seems to need turning upside down or down side up quite a bit. 1981 N.Y. Times Mag. 24 May 29/1 Held one way..the illustration reveals a generic black man devouring an upended white; flipped downside-up..the reverse is taking place. 2016 Gold Coast (Austral.) Bull. (Nexis) 8 Apr. 28 Turn your worry downside-up this weekend. B. adj. Turned upside down, inverted. Cf. upside down adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inversion > [adjective] enversed?1440 inverse?1440 turned1513 overturned1561 inversed1592 inverted1598 topsy-turvy1618 downside up1683 headlong1713 upturned1816 Antipodean1853 upside down1866 1683 J. Dryden & N. Lee Duke of Guise v. i. 55 A. Since last we parted at the Barricadoes, The World's turn'd upside down. C. No, Faith, 'tis better, now 'tis downside up. 1868 S. W. Mitchell Prince Little Boy 10 His nose was downside up, or, as some people say, upside down. 1894 Essex County Standard 29 Dec. 3/2 No. 5 is a drop of water from Upside Downland, seen through a patent topsy-turvy downside-up microscope. 1921 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 25 Dec. 3/3 I glanced at the first course, which was downside up salad. 1963 Washington Post 8 Nov. c1/3 Comrade Chachizin..pointed to the emblem, and gesticulated that it was downside-up. 1993 Country Life 3 June 87/1 It was his son..who remodelled the castle.., ingeniously creating downside-up family apartments on four storeys. 2016 Star (Shelby, N. Carolina) 2 Mar. a7/2 Wow! Downside up diesel truck. That could have been much worse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1603
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