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upsidaisy
upsidaisy, int. colloq. (ˈʌpsəˌdeɪzɪ) Also oops-a-daisy, ups(e)y-daisy (dial. upsa daesy), ups-a-daisy, upsy daisy, etc. [A fanciful variant of the earlier up-a-daisy.] (See quot. 1862.) Also in extended use.1862 [C. C. Robinson] Dial. Leeds 442 Upsa daesy! a common ejaculation when a child, in play...
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up-a-daisy
ˈup-a-daisy, int. Now dial. or colloq. Also 8 -dazy, 8–9 -daisey. [f. up adv.1: cf. upsidaisy and dial. upaday. For the ending, cf. lackadaisy and (a)lack-a-day.] An exclamation made to a child on encouraging or assisting it to rise from a fall, etc., or to surmount an obstacle, or when raising it i...
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oopsy
oopsy, int. and n. colloq. and nursery (chiefly U.S.). Brit. /ˈ(w)ʊpsi/, U.S. /ˈ(w)ʊpsi/, /ˈupsi/ Forms: 19– oopsie, 19– oopsy [Perhaps shortened <upsidaisy int., or perhaps <oops int. + -y suffix6.] A. int. In sing. and pl. = oops int.1956 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune 21 Jan. 5/2 ‘Oopsie!’ Va...
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whoops
whoops, int. (hwuːps, hwʊps) [Var. of oops.] An exclamation of dismay or surprise, usu. upon stumbling, or realizing an obvious mistake. Also ˈwhoopsie(-daisy) int. = upsidaisy.1925 New Yorker 26 Sept. 8/2 (caption) Whoopsie Daisy! 1937 E. Pound Let. Jan. (1971) 287 Whoops! And do I envy you. I do. ...
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