patas arriba

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “feet up”.

Adjective

patas arriba (invariable)

1. (colloquial) messy, in a mess
2. (colloquial) topsy-turvy

Further reading

• “patas arriba”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10