oopsy

English

Alternative forms

• oopsie

Etymology

From oops +‎ -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːpsi/, /ʊpsi/

Interjection

oopsy

1. Diminutive form 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 such when babies who excretes in their pants.

   I have made an oopsy.

Verb

oopsy (third-person singular simple present oops, present participle ies, simple past and past participle oopsied)

1. (very colloquial, childish) To make a mistake, particularly of babies who excretes in their pants.

   I think your baby might have oopsied in his pants.

Anagrams

• yoops