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| become broken, failed or inoperable (Etymology: In reference to a woman lying on her back. It is suggested that the term derives from the behaviour of aeroplanes' altitude indicators, which turn upside down when faulty and display an inverted "W" resembling a pair of breasts; Examples: But believe me, sunshine, if this show goes tits up, none of us are going to come out smelling of roses pushak) | |||