oopsie

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interjection

oop·​sie ˈ(w)u̇(ə)p-sē 

ˈ(w)ü̇(ə)p-

variants or whoopsie or less commonly oopsy or whoopsy

—used to express surprise or distress or to say in a mild way that you are sorry about having done or said something wrong

Just once, I would love for a weatherperson to look in the camera and say oopsie [=oops, whoops]. … All events in the county canceled due to snow that never came. Sorry 'bout that.

—Nancy Williams

… when faced with a pint of the cold, sweet, creamy, and delicious treat, I simply can't eat just one serving. The entire pint becomes the serving. Oopsie!

—Diane Sanfilippo

… tons of tourists heading to see the Princess Diana museum/burial place/gift shop at her family home of Althorp House near Northampton are—whoopsie!—ending up about 100 miles away in the village of Althorpe …

—Jeanne Beach Eigner

oopsie

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noun

variants or whoopsie or less commonly oopsy or whoopsy

plural oopsies or whoopsies

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informal : a usually minor embarrassing mistake, accident, or failure

… acknowledging that they made an oopsie when they recently eliminated the ability of drivers to contest parking tickets administratively.

—The Arlington Sun Gazette (Merrifield, Virginia)

I've spotted some more oopsies in your letter I'd like to correct.

—Nancy Butler

… should you come across a silly slip-up of some kind—be it a goof on the slopes, a whoopsie on ice, or any other kind of cold-weather blooper—you're invited to submit pics …

—DeAnna Janes

… a drink was dropped and a guest loudly said, "Whoopsy!"

— Bill Zwecker

called also oopsie-daisy

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or oopsie baby or whoopsie baby or whoopsy baby informal : a baby resulting from an unplanned pregnancy

I had an 'oopsie' that turned into 'three oopsies.' I already had four children and was not expecting any more.

—Kirby Hoffman, quoted in The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Australia)

Poppy was an oopsie baby—a surprise addition to the family …

—Sue Grafton

Joe called Noah their 'whoopsy baby' as he had been a very happy accident.

—Kirsty Ferguson

Word History

Etymology

Interjection

perhaps shortened from oopsie-daisy entry 1, though relative chronology is uncertain

Noun

derivative of oopsie entry 1

First Known Use

Interjection

1923, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing oopsie

• oopsie baby
• oopsie daisy
• oopsie-daisy baby