Meanings
whoopsy1
whoopsy2
plural whoopsies · alternative whoopsie
- UKslangA homosexual man, especially one with camp mannerisms.
whoopsy3
comparative more whoopsy · superlative most whoopsy
- informalWoozy; disoriented; queasy
She felt headachy and a little whoopsy in her stomach.
1999, Stephen King, The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon, page 401 more example
She'd forgotten that reading in cars always made her tummy feel a little whoopsy. Now, as she sat in the backseat and they swooped through turn after turn, her tummy felt a lot whoopsy. She closed her eyes. That didn't help at all.
2014, Ellen Miles, The Puppy Place #34: Zipper
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
whoopsy · interjection
From whoops + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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