oopsy
/ˈuːpsi/
oopsy interjection: synonym of oops.
Interjection
- 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
- Synonyms:
- oops
Noun
oopsy (plural oopsies)
- A mistake; often when babies and young children 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)
- To make a mistake, particularly (of a baby) to soil its pants.
- I think your baby might have oopsied.
Synonyms of oopsy
Forms of oopsy
| Interjection | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | oopsie |
| Noun | |
| plural | oopsies |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | oopsies |
| present participle | oopsying |
| past participle | oopsied |
| past | oopsied |
Origin of oopsy
From oops + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms).
From oops + -y (diminutive suffix). The verb is from the noun.
Questions about oopsy
- What does oopsy mean?
- Oopsy means synonym of oops.
- What part of speech is oopsy?
- Oopsy can be an interjection, a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce oopsy?
- Oopsy is pronounced /ˈuːpsi/.
Words near oopsy in the dictionary
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