different between oops vs whoopsy
oops
English
Etymology
A presumably 'natural' exclamation, attested in writing since 1921. Related to or a variation of whoops (itself attested since 1933). A shortening of whoops-a-daisy, whoopsie-daisy, or oops-a-daisy, which in turn is a mispronunciation of ups-a-daisy or upsy-daisy.
Pronunciation
- enPR: o?ops, IPA(key): /u?ps/, /?ps/
- Rhymes: -u?ps
- Rhymes: -?ps
Interjection
oops
- (colloquial) Acknowledging a mistake.
- Synonyms: oopsy, uh-oh, whoops, whoops-a-daisy
Translations
Noun
oops (plural oopses or oops)
- A minor mistake or unforseen difficulty.
Verb
oops (third-person singular simple present oopses, present participle oopsing, simple past and past participle oopsed)
- (intransitive, colloquial) To make a mistake; to blunder.
Translations
Anagrams
- POOs, SOPO, poos, soop
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whoopsy
English
Etymology
whoops +? -y
Interjection
whoopsy
- whoops; oops
Noun
whoopsy (plural whoopsies)
- (informal) A mistake or blunder.
Adjective
whoopsy (comparative more whoopsy, superlative most whoopsy)
- (informal) woozy; disoriented; queasy
- 1999, Stephen King, The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon (page 40)
- She felt headachy and a little whoopsy in her stomach.
- 1999, Stephen King, The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon (page 40)
See also
- whoopsie
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