oopsortunity

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noun

An accident or mistake that shows itself to be an opportunity.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounoopsortunity (countable and uncountable, plural oopsortunities)

plural oopsortunities

  1. countableuncountableAn 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
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    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

    “I promise you, Stupe, this wasn't the plan, but it is what it is.” “It's called turning a whoopsie-daisy into an oops-ortunity.”

    2024 December 8, Raza Syed, “Shlub$” (7:30 from the start), in Krapopolis, season 2, episode 8, spoken by Foon-Foon (Khary Payton)

    Synonyms: blessing in disguise

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn accident or mistake that shows itself to be an opportunity.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

oopsortunity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oopsortunity

MLA

“oopsortunity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oopsortunity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oopsortunity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oopsortunity.

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