whoopsie en · INTJ · etymology 1
Etymology
Etymology tree English whoops Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English -ie English whoopsie From whoops + -ie (suffix forming colloquialisms).
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of whoopsy.
alt of whoopsy
“You can’t kill 100 schoolgirls and just say ‘whoopsie,’” he wrote to a colleague, as he read through social media posts.
2026 June 14, Eli Saslow, Erin Schaff, “The World’s Leading Deepfake Expert No Longer Trusts His Own Eyes”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:Typically, they called its creator, Gabby, a bitch, a dyke, a "feminazi" even though (whoopsie!) Gabby's a man.
2010 November 14, Eva Wiseman, “Up front: Eva Wiseman”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2024:Another, who usually fouled out early, would shout, “Whoopsie!” as she crashed into some opponent, thus advertising her misdemeanor.
1977 December 4, Mary D. Kramer, “The Athletically Inept: Vast Fraternity Boasting Excellent Spectators”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2025:Some say – ‘Oh blimey, I didn’t realise my Spotify was connected to Facebook. Thanks for telling me. Everyone probably knows I listen to Jamiraquai,^([sic]) Space Cowboy all the time now, whoopsie!’
2013 August 28, Katie Burnetts, “Please don't tell me what you're up to on Facebook. Nobody cares - not me, your mum, or anybody else”, in The Independent, London: Independent News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2025: