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topsy-turvydom

[top-see-tur-vee-duhm]

top·sy-tur·vy·dom

[top-see-tur-vee-duhm]
noun
a state of affairs or a region in which everything is topsy-turvy.

Origin:
1875–80; topsy-turvy + -dom
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Topsy-turvydom has a plethora of syllables.
So is floccinaucinihilipilification. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
given to using long words.
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topsy-turvydom

noun
a state of extreme confusion and disorder [syn: chaos
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