Meanings
oopsy1
alternative oopsie
- colloquialSynonym of oops.
"Oopsy..." She grabbed the wheel and made a quick recovery. "Sorry."
1992, Armistead Maupin, Maybe the Moon2 more examples
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 DastardThe woman then looked directly at the angler and sweetly said, "Oopsy." She then bent over and deposited his jigs into her tackle bag.
2007, Jeff Rowland, The Reel Adventures of a Marion County AnglerSynonyms: oops
oopsy2
plural oopsies · alternative oopsie
- childishvery colloquialA mistake; often when babies and young children soil their pants.
I have made an oopsy.
present singular third person oopsies · participle present oopsying · participle past oopsied · past oopsied · alternative oopsie
- childishvery colloquialTo make a mistake, particularly (of a baby) to soil its pants.
I think your baby might have oopsied.
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionSynonym of oops.
Origin
oopsy · interjection
From oops + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms).
Full word history & related roots →oopsy · noun, verb
From oops + -y (diminutive suffix). The verb is from the noun.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
oopsy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oopsy
“oopsy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oopsy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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