"whoopsy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: En-au-whoopsie.ogg Forms: more whoopsy [comparative], most whoopsy [superlative]
Etymology: From whoops + -y. (1) Shortening of whoops-a-daisy which in turn is a mispronunciation of upsadaisy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|whoops|y}} whoops + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} whoopsy (comparative more whoopsy, superlative most whoopsy)
  1. (informal) woozy; disoriented; queasy Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-whoopsy-en-adj-O3Z5HBew

Interjection [English]

Audio: En-au-whoopsie.ogg
Etymology: From whoops + -y. (1) Shortening of whoops-a-daisy which in turn is a mispronunciation of upsadaisy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|whoops|y}} whoops + -y Head templates: {{en-interj}} whoopsy
  1. whoops; oops
    Sense id: en-whoopsy-en-intj-iQIJtxmQ

Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-whoopsie.ogg Forms: whoopsies [plural], whoopsie [alternative]
Etymology: From whoops + -y. (1) Shortening of whoops-a-daisy which in turn is a mispronunciation of upsadaisy. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|whoops|y}} whoops + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} whoopsy (plural whoopsies)
  1. (informal) A mistake or blunder. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-whoopsy-en-noun-HPChfU-S
  2. (British, childish) Urination, or a piece of excrement. Tags: British, childish
    Sense id: en-whoopsy-en-noun-rG1Sd8pW Categories (other): British English
  3. (British, slang) A homosexual man, especially one with camp mannerisms. Tags: British, slang Categories (topical): Male people
    Sense id: en-whoopsy-en-noun-7HwTPu8T Disambiguation of Male people: 1 0 0 11 88 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 5 9 31 46 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 17 13 10 26 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 11 13 13 56 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 9 8 9 67

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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