tits up

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === tits up (not comparable) (idiomatic, slang, vulgar, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Broken; failed; inoperable. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Dead. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tits,‎ up. ==== Alternative forms ==== tits-up, titsup ==== Related terms ==== belly up === Verb === tits up third-person singular simple present indicative of tit up === Anagrams === titups