I remember a time when the phrase "tits up" meant something was broke or over with..

[denbot]

Ah the 70's.. :hippie:

[SwampG8r]

1. yeah i remember that one too

if it was tits it was great
if it was tits up it was broke

[NewJeffCT]

2. I thought it meant "dead"

like, when they bury you, you are face up (and tits up) in the coffin?

[Ikonoklast]

3. Yeah, that was a pretty common phrase.

In racing, anyway, after you blew up your motor and coasted into the pits, and someone asked what happened, you'd say "Damn thing went tits up."


Of course, with a rod hanging out the side of the block, some things are fairly apparent.

[HopeHoops]

4. Specifically, it means "dead", as in "in a coffin, tits up". The alternative would be "ass up".