oopsy

English

Alternative forms

• oopsie

Etymology

From oops +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːpsi/, /ʊpsi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Interjection

oopsy

1. diminutive of oops
   • 1992, Armistead Maupin, Maybe the Moon:

     "Oopsy..." She grabbed the wheel and made a quick recovery. "Sorry."

   • 2001, Piers Anthony, The Dastard:

     Then she heard the baying. "What's that?" "I fear it's a werewolf pack on the hunt." That she understood. "Oopsy!" She flapped her arms harder...

   • 2007, Jeff Rowland, The Reel Adventures of a Marion County Angler:

     The woman then looked directly at the angler and sweetly said, "Oopsy." She then bent over and deposited his jigs into her tackle bag.

Noun

oopsy (plural oopsies)

1. (very colloquial, childish) A mistake; particularly when babies soil their pants.

   I have made an oopsy.

Verb

oopsy (third-person singular simple present oopsies, present participle oopsying, simple past and past participle oopsied)

1. (very colloquial, childish) To make a mistake, particularly when babies soil their pants.

   I think your baby might have oopsied in his pants.

See also

• boo-boo

Anagrams

• yoops