Meaning & use
whoopsies
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an informal, often playful exclamation made after a small mistake or accident.
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Whoopsies, I spilled coffee all over the report!
She said 'whoopsies' with a laugh after tripping over the doormat.
A note on using this word
It is a diminutive, childlike form of 'whoops,' often used to soften the embarrassment of a minor blunder.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. noun
a minor mistake or accident, referred to in a light or playful way
That parking ticket was a costly little whoopsies.
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