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whoopsie exclamation [ ˈwʊpsi ]

• used to show recognition of a mistake or minor accident.
• "he ended up going to the wrong place, whoopsie!"

whoopsie noun

• a minor mistake or accident.
• "she dismissed it as a little whoopsie"
Origin: 1960s: perhaps shortened from whoops or perhaps from whoops + -y2; compare with oopsie.


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