intj
Meaning 1
Synonym of oops.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oops
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
oopsy
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈuːpsi/
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/ˈʊpsi/
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noun
Meaning 2
A mistake; often when babies and young children soil their pants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: childish
Qualifier: very colloquial
Examples
- I have made an oopsy.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To make a mistake, particularly (of a baby) to soil its pants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: childish
Qualifier: very colloquial
Examples
- I think your baby might have oopsied.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English oops Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English oopsy From oops + -y (suffix forming colloquialisms).
From oops + -y (diminutive suffix). The verb is from the noun.