Meanings
- informalUsed to acknowledge a mistake.
plural whoopsie-daisies
- broadlyAn accident or a mistake.
“Baron, stop! It was just a mix-em-up!” “A whoopsie-daisy!” [Nandor yells] “Stay out of this!” [both yelling]
2023 August 24, Sarah Naftalis & Lauren Wells, “The Roast” (11:36 from the start), in What We Do in the Shadows, season 5, episode 8, spoken by Nadja of Antipaxos (Natasia Demetriou)1 more example
“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: whoops-a-daisy, whoopsy-daisy, whoops, oops, whoopsy, whoopsie, whoopsie-doodle
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn accident or a mistake.
Origin
From whoopsie + daisy. Mispronunciation of upsadaisy.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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