oopsie
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈuːpsi/
- Informal
:
errorcito
- So Biden had some oopsie doopsies with data as well.
- oopsie daisy
So Biden had some oopsie doopsies with data as well.
- So Biden had some oopsie doopsies with data as well.
- It's too large to to be an oopsie.
- And I made a mess, made an oopsie.
- No, we unplanned, totally unplanned oopsies.
- This little fucking oopsie butterfly effect thing really was Detroit.
- So yeah, at some point it starts to look like it's policy and not like it's oopsies we happen to screw up on specifically your thing.
Examples
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So, once again we have someone digging a hole in the ground and they made an oopsie.
Blog text (12) -
You have gotta recover from your little oopsie-daisy, little early-bird special.
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"It was supposed to be a 1950s pattern, which means the skirt should have been a lot fuller—but I did an 'oopsie.'
Blog text (13) -
When she realized she had forgotten her keys, she exclaimed, "oopsie!"
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He made an oopsie by mixing up the dates for the meeting.
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The toddler giggled after his little oopsie of spilling juice on the floor.
Synonyms
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5.3
A small wrong action that causes embarrassment or harm to people's trust
13
3.7
A small careless mistake you make by accident
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3.5
A small silly mistake that causes embarrassment or laughter
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8.2
A small playful mistake that is not serious
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7.2
A small mistake or little injury described in a childlike way
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7.7
A small unintentional mistake when speaking, writing, or performing an action
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7.0
A small mistake that does not cause much trouble
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Etymology
Oopsie as a noun is formed from the exclamation oops plus the diminutive -ie, and it literally means a 'small mistake' spoken in a cute or childlike way. That's why families and friends use oopsie for little accidents or slips without serious blame.