Claudeisms
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Friday, October 2, 2026

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Topsy-turvying...

verb

Definition

  1. 1

    verb

    Turning a thing upside down so that its usual top is now its bottom and vice versa.

  2. 2

    verb

    Of a refactor: inverting the dependency direction so that what depended on what is now reversed.

Example

“Topsy-turvying the inheritance.”
— Claude Code, with permission