Oopsy

English

Alternative forms

• oopsie

Etymology

From oops

Interjection

Oopsy

1. Diminutive form of oops.
   • 1992, Armistead Maupin, Maybe the Moon

     "Oopsy..." She grabbed the wheel and made a quick recovery. "Sorry."

   • 2001, Piers Anthony, The Dastard

     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...

   • 2007, Jeff Rowland, The Reel Adventures of a Marion County Angler

     The woman then looked directly at the angler and sweetly said, "Oopsy." She then bent over and deposited his jigs into her tackle bag.