Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To make a mistake; to blunder.
noun
A minor mistake or unforeseen difficulty.
intj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryUsed to acknowledge a small mistake or accident. · Used to indicate mild surprise or shock.
A presumably 'natural' exclamation, attested in writing since 1921. Related to or a variation of whoops (itself attested since 1933). A shortening of whoops-a-daisy, whoopsie-daisy, or oops-a-daisy, which in turn is a mispronunciation of ups-a-daisy or upsy-daisy.
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