"whoopsy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-whoopsie.ogg [Australia] Forms: more whoopsy [comparative], most whoopsy [superlative]
Etymology: whoops + -y 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

Audio: En-au-whoopsie.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: whoops + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|whoops|y}} whoops + -y Head templates: {{en-interj}} whoopsy
  1. whoops; oops
    Sense id: en-whoopsy-en-intj-iQIJtxmQ

Noun

Audio: En-au-whoopsie.ogg [Australia] Forms: whoopsies [plural]
Etymology: whoops + -y 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, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 3 6 62 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 5 9 7 62 16
  3. (British, slang) A homosexual man, especially one with camp mannerisms. Tags: British, slang
    Sense id: en-whoopsy-en-noun-7HwTPu8T Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: whoopsie (english: all senses)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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