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Etymologies
- From “tits” + “up”, in reference to a woman lying on her back. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“And it very nearly all went tits-up on the first day, you know?”
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“And here's the kicker: the honest, intelligent people who could afford their homes but lost their jobs because they worked for a small to medium business that went tits-up due to the ensuing financial meltdown?”
“Why do people who ` do Martial Arts ` think it ` ll be any help when a pub erupts or footy match goes tits-up?”
“Should the relationship with Sacha go tits-up, her only remaining romantic prospects are the dying pygmy date palm outside the ground floor cafeteria and cardiothoracic consultant Elliot Hope.”
“ANd by the time the economy finally goes tits-up the other lot are in and can take the blame.”
“Then it suddenly dropped, tits-up dead on my desk.”
“Under socialism, the government has SOME interest in keeping the economy from going tits-up.”
“Revenant said: Under socialism, the government has SOME interest in keeping the economy from going tits-up.”
“It could have been a potential tits-up in the making as producers decided to sack the original cast that established the show.”
“If a patient went back on the tready with his blessing then went tits-up and tried to catch himself with the already broken arm, theoretically there might be a lawsuit in it.”
Cheeseburger Gothic » First full day of being differently abled.
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Situation Normal
inspired by Mistakes Were Made. Words for things going wrong in a manner particularly violent, stupid, soul-crushing, boggling, grandiose, or any combination of these qualities.
fuckup, snafu, fiasco, abortion, miscarriage, implosion, contretemps, imbroglio, brouhaha, melee, kerfuffle, mayhem and 156 more...
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