Dictionary

oopsy en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈʊpsi/
• /ˈuːpsi/

Etymology

Etymology tree English oops Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English oopsy From oops + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms).

Meanings

1. (colloquial) Synonym of oops.
   • "Oopsy..." She grabbed the wheel and made a quick recovery. "Sorry." 1992, Armistead Maupin, Maybe the Moon:
   • 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... 2001, Piers Anthony, The Dastard:
   • The woman then looked directly at the angler and sweetly said, "Oopsy." She then bent over and deposited his jigs into her tackle bag. 2007, Jeff Rowland, The Reel Adventures of a Marion County Angler:

Forms

Synonyms

oops

oopsy en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈʊpsi/
• /ˈuːpsi/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (childish, qualifier:very colloquial) A mistake; often when babies and young children soil their pants.
   • I have made an oopsy.

Forms

oopsy en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈʊpsi/
• /ˈuːpsi/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (childish, qualifier:very colloquial) To make a mistake, particularly (of a baby) to soil its pants.
   • I think your baby might have oopsied.

Forms

Relateds

oopsy-daisy · boo-boo