tag: language
Whoopsie! · 2025-12-08
Today my 11-year-old daughter said "Whoopsie!", then went on to laugh about it, saying that she doesn't know how or why that word is still part of her vocabulary. I told her that I knew the answer: She got the word from me! At 43 years old, I still say it whenever I commit a small mishap. It was only after I was well into adulthood that it was brought to my attention that it might sound a bit strange coming out of the mouth of an adult. "Bro, did you just say 'whoopsie'?"
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