oopsy

English

Alternative forms

• oopsie

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuːpsi/, /ˈʊpsi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Etymology 1

From oops +‎ -y (suffix forming colloquialisms).

Interjection

oopsy

1. (colloquial) Synonym 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.

Etymology 2

From oops +‎ -y (diminutive suffix). The verb is from the noun.

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 (of a baby) to soil its pants.

   I think your baby might have oopsied.

See also

• boo-boo
• oopsy-daisy

Anagrams

• yoops