- upsy-daisy (adv.)
[upsy-daisy 词源字典]
- 1711, up-a-daisy, baby talk extension of up (adv.). Compare lackadaisical. A word upsee was in use in English late 17c. in phrases such as upsee-Dutch "in the Dutch style" (of drinking), from Dutch op zijn, and also occasionally as an adverb, "extremely," and could have had an influence on this word.[upsy-daisy etymology, upsy-daisy origin, 英语词源]