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Tweet adv. 1. So that the upper or right side is down: turned upside down. 2. In great disorder. 3. Being or holding an asset that is worth less than its purchase price or the debt owed on it. [Alteration of Middle English up so doun, up as if down : up, up; see UP + so, as if; see SO1 + doun, down; see DOWN1.] up′side-down adj. |
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