GWD: Topsy-Turvy

You know I'm not done with gnomish hyphenated nonsense compounds yet, yes? It seems that there was a lot of gnomish influence on human language in the 16th century...

top·sy–tur·vy
Pronunciation: \ˌtäp-sē-ˈtər-vē\

Function: adverb

Etymology: probably ultimately from tops (plural of ¹top) + obsolete English terve to turn upside down

Date: 1528

1 : in utter confusion or disorder
2 : with the top or head downward : upside down

Plenty more where that came from.

And, once again, you can see that gnomes are fond of causing confusion and delay.