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Whoopsie daisy, oopsie daisy , and various spellings: An onomatopoetic interjection meaning oops! for a small accident, or up we go! for similar sudden movements, used with infants primarily.
- Whoopsie daisy, oopsie daisy , and various spellings: An onomatopoetic interjection meaning oops!
- for a small accident, or up we go!
- for similar sudden movements, used with infants primarily.
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Whoopsie daisy, oopsie daisy, and various spellings: An onomatopoetic interjection meaning oops! for a small accident, or up we go! for similar sudden movements, used with infants primarily.
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Yes, please note the part about children. While as an adult, I do say "oops" when I drop something (and since I'm pretty clumsy, I say it a lot), I wouldn't say "woopsie daisy" to anyone but a child who has either dropped something himself or fallen down.
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