Meaning of Topsy | Babel Free

Definitions

Something or someone who figuratively grows without control or intention.

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Examples

“They employ⟳ a symbolism which grew like⟳ Topsy and has little consistency […]”

“Are you implying that it just grew—a Topsy?”

“The town grows like⟳ Topsy after the railway age begins. The fortifications are now quite useless since the city has outgrown them.”

“Topsy-like, the Encyclopédie just grew and grew.”

“The paper grew like⟳ Topsy. Within two years, we rented the place⟳ next door, knocked a door through the brick wall, redid the front to look⟳ like⟳ a real newspaper office instead of a bunch of fly-by-nighters […]”

“Why has National Strategies been allowed to grow⟳ like⟳ Topsy in some respects, and at the same time become⟳ even more complex, making it difficult for teachers to take⟳ in the amount of guidance that they receive⟳?”

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