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oopsortunity

oopsortunity noun: an accident or mistake that shows itself to be an opportunity.

Noun

oopsortunity (countable and uncountable, plural oopsortunities)

  1. An accident or mistake that shows itself to be an opportunity.
    • oopsortunity Turn that "oops" into opportunity. Look for the incognito blessing. Zigzag your way to an even better place.2015 October 6, Karen Salmansohn, Instant Happy Journal: 365 Days of Inspiration, Gratitude, and Joy, illustrated edition, Ten Speed Press, →ISBN
    • Lenny took a deep breath and remembered that making a mistake is the first step on the way to getting something right. She'd turn this "oops" into an oopsortunity! But how? Her wings were too small to carry the new pet caterpillar home for her mother. A taxi! That was the answer.2024 July 21, Sean Presant, edited by Michael Scanlon, Tab Time: Lenny and the Truck-Driving Dinosaurs, Kids at Play

Synonyms of oopsortunity

Forms of oopsortunity

pluraloopsortunities

Origin of oopsortunity

Blend of oops + opportunity.

Questions about oopsortunity

What does oopsortunity mean?
Oopsortunity means an accident or mistake that shows itself to be an opportunity.
What part of speech is oopsortunity?
Oopsortunity is a noun.
What is the plural of oopsortunity?
The plural of oopsortunity is oopsortunities.

Words near oopsortunity in the dictionary

  1. oopsieing
  2. oopsies
  3. oopsing
  4. OOPSLA
  5. oopsortunities
  6. oopsortunity
  7. oopsy
  8. oopsy-daisy
  9. oopsy-doopsy
  10. oopsying
  11. oopuhue

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