: It is used as an exclamation similar to "Heavens!" or "Good grief!" (e.g., "Naopako, šta si to uradio?" — "Good grief, what have you done?").
In literature and academic discourse, naopako often serves as a powerful metaphor for or societal collapse . It captures the feeling of a world that no longer makes sense, where the "natural" order has been replaced by its opposite. Javna knjižnica Public Library - Monoskop naopako
In daily conversation, the word shifts from a physical description to an evaluation of state or behavior: : It is used as an exclamation similar to "Heavens
: In its most literal sense, naopako describes an object that is not in its intended orientation. For example, wearing a shirt naopako means wearing it inside out. naopako