arse over tip

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arse over tip

adverb

Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, idiomatic, not comparable, vulgar Tumbling or falling; upside-down. An unlucky camel increased the confusion by firing one of the many Turkish trip-mines as it entered the yard. The explosion blew it arse over tip, and caused a panic.
Similar: arse over tit, ass over teakettle, base over apex, head over heels

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@misc{arse_over_tip_2026,
  title = {arse over tip},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arse%20over%20tip},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}