tits up

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of tit up form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person
形容词 adj.
  1. Broken; failed; inoperable. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,idiomatic,not-comparable
    — The vast majority go tits up in the first year. Basic economics, even if the people have some training and education in retail.
  2. Dead. Commonwealth,Ireland,UK,idiomatic,not-comparable
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tits, up. not-comparable

词形变化

tits-up alternative titsup alternative

词源

词源 1
Perhaps derives from an expired animal lying on its back, or the behaviour of aeroplanes' attitude indicators, which in some regional conventions turn upside down when faulty and display an inverted 'W' resembling a pair of breasts.
词源 2
Perhaps derives from an expired animal lying on its back, or the behaviour of aeroplanes' attitude indicators, which in some regional conventions turn upside down when faulty and display an inverted 'W' resembling a pair of breasts.
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