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語源 1

From whoops +‎ -y (suffix forming colloquialisms). Shortening of whoops-a-daisy which in turn is a mispronunciation of upsadaisy.

間投詞

whoopsy

1. (colloquial) Whoops; oops.

別の表記

• whoopsie

語源 2

From whoops +‎ -y (diminutive suffix).

名詞

whoopsy (plural whoopsies)

1. (informal) A mistake or blunder.
2. (British, childish) Urination, or a piece of excrement.

   Ooh, Betty, the cat's done a whoopsy on the carpet!

3. (British, slang) A homosexual man, especially one with camp mannerisms.

別の表記

• whoopsie (all senses)

語源 3

From whoops +‎ -y (adjectival suffix).

形容詞

whoopsy (comparative more whoopsy, superlative most whoopsy)

1. (informal) Woozy; disoriented; queasy
   • 1999, Stephen King, The Girl who Loved Tom Gordon, page 40:

     She felt headachy and a little whoopsy in her stomach.

   • 2014, Ellen Miles, The Puppy Place #34: Zipper:

     She'd forgotten that reading in cars always made her tummy feel a little whoopsy. Now, as she sat in the backseat and they swooped through turn after turn, her tummy felt a lot whoopsy. She closed her eyes. That didn't help at all.