whoopsie
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8.2
- noun
- /ˈwuːpsi/
- Informal
:
errorcito
- She made a little whoopsie while baking and forgot to add sugar to the cookies.
- whoopsie daisy
And there were a couple like whoopsies with condoms.
- And there were a couple like whoopsies with condoms.
- Is it not done that Max has done a whoopsie?
Examples
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- No one says, "Whoopsie-daisies," do they?
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Paul Ryan and his wife inherited between $1 million and $5 million in 2010, and whoopsie daisy, he forgot to disclose it for two years.
Blog text (2) -
And what does she do with the clothes whoopsie Daisy?
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Inherited between $1-5 million in 2010, and whoopsie daisy, he forgot to disclose it for two years.
Blog text (2) -
Sorry about the whoopsie-daisy.
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When he spilled his drink, he just laughed and said, 'whoopsie!'
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After tripping over the rug, he smiled and called it a minor whoopsie.
Synonyms
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5.3
A small wrong action that causes embarrassment or harm to people's trust
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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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7.2
A small mistake or little injury described in a childlike way
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7.7
An embarrassing mistake made when someone is careless or nervous
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7.7
A small unintentional mistake when speaking, writing, or performing an action
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8.2
A small playful mistake that is not serious
Antonyms
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Whoopsie comes from the exclamation whoops plus the friendly ending -ie, like in doggie, so it means a little mistake. That's why a whoopsie is a small, lighthearted error rather than a serious problem.