oopsie

American  

[oops-ee] / ˈups i /

interjection

Informal.

1. oops (used especially when the speaker is being apologetic).

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noun

Informal.

• oopsies
  plural

1. a mistake (often used ironically or to downplay importance).

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• oopsies
  plural

Example Sentences

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oopsie oopsies

Only, oopsie doodle, due to a serious knock on the head, Samantha forgot that she’s actually a CIA-trained black-ops agent.

From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2024

“We are going to need a mop,” she said with a cringe and levity, owning the oopsie, as did the camera, which lingered on the aftermath for several seconds.

From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2023

Compared to the Ever Given debacle—which froze up about $10 billion of trade per day as hundreds of waiting ships amassed at the entrance to the Suez Canal—the Ever Forward’s oopsie is no big whoop.

From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2022

“This was no little oopsie … This was a colossal screw-up, a blunder of epic proportions,” Eldridge told the jury.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 20, 2021

“And oopsie, whoopsie, here comes the TOT,” Penelope sang, swinging the loop of twine ’round and ’round above herself like a lasso.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

With robots, there are far fewer scenarios where we would accept hallucinations and other oopsies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

"We got the oopsies, didn't we?" said France defence coach Shaun Edwards afterwards.

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025

And, to be sure, most of the oopsies are far less shocking than the conduct diminished by Thomas’ enraged attorney.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2023

"It's just a little oopsies, a meme for a few days," Zakarin added, declaring that "this is even more embarrassing for CNN."

From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2022

But people like Holmes, Neumann and Milton are not oopsies.

From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2021