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English
Etymology
From whoops + -y.
(1) Shortening of whoops-a-daisy which in turn is a mispronunciation of upsadaisy.
Pronunciation
Interjection
whoopsy
- whoops; oops
Noun
whoopsy (plural whoopsies)
- (informal) A mistake or blunder.
- (British, childish) Urination, or a piece of excrement.
Ooh, Betty, the cat's done a whoopsy on the carpet!
- (British, slang) A homosexual man, especially one with camp mannerisms.
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.
2014, Ellen Miles, The Puppy Place #34: Zipper: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.