(wh)oops-a-daisy
1oops-a-daisy — oopsˈ a daisy a variant spelling of ↑ups a daisy • • • Main Entry: ↑oops * * * oops a daisy 7 [oops a daisy] [ˈʊpsə deɪzi] [ˈʊpsə deɪzi] [ˈʌpsə deɪzi] [ˈʌpsə deɪzi] …
2oops-a-daisy — oops a .daisy interjection [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: upsy daisy (19 21 centuries), from up a day (18 19 centuries)] said when a child falls …
3oops a daisy — An expression used to indicate surprise …
4oops-a-daisy — exclamation variant spelling of upsy daisy …
5oops-a-daisy — interjection used when someone has fallen, especially a child …
6oops-a-daisy! — Sympathetic excl. (usu. when someone falls, slips, or drops something, etc.) …
7oops — interjection /uːps,ʊps/ a) Acknowledging a minor mistake. Oops! I left the lid off the ketchup. b) Used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake. I just shot him in the face. Oops! Syn: oopsy …
8ups-a-daisy! — See oops a daisy! …
9upsy-daisy — int. (also ups a daisy) expressing encouragement to a child who is being lifted or has fallen. Etymology: earlier up a daisy: cf. LACKADAISICAL * * * upsy daisy 7 [ˈʊpsi deɪzi] [ˈʊpsi deɪzi] [ˈʌpsi deɪzi] [ˈʌpsi deɪzi] ( …
10upsy-daisy — (also oops a daisy, whoops a daisy) exclamation expressing encouragement to a child who has fallen or is being lifted. Origin C19: alt. of earlier up a daisy; cf. lackadaisical …
