"whoopsie-daisy" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-whoopsie-daisy.wav
Etymology: From whoopsie + daisy. Mispronunciation of upsadaisy. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|whoopsie|daisy}} whoopsie + daisy
  1. (informal) Used to acknowledge a mistake. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-whoopsie-daisy-en-intj-QQ3rWwk8

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-whoopsie-daisy.wav Forms: whoopsie-daisies [plural]
Etymology: From whoopsie + daisy. Mispronunciation of upsadaisy. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|whoopsie|daisy}} whoopsie + daisy Head templates: {{en-noun}} whoopsie-daisy (plural whoopsie-daisies)
  1. (by extension) An accident or a mistake. Tags: broadly Synonyms: whoops-a-daisy, whoops, oops, whoopsie, whoopsie-doodle
    Sense id: en-whoopsie-daisy-en-noun-~5VXElX~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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