by B08z0r3llo August 14, 2005
It's not retarded. It sounds very much like a nonsense word with lots and lots of variations of it that you would say to a child - upsie-daisy, whoopsie-daisy, up-a-daisy - and is said to a child when they've fallen over or if you've spilt something you say "oopsie-daisy". It all sounds very harmless but it actually goes back to something that is a LOT stronger and has absolutely nothing to do with the flower the daisy.
The origin was "up a day" which in turn was a version of "a lack a day", (see the example below) and it was a heart-felt passionate cry of anguish. For whatever reason, it became diluted over time - so diluted that "daisy" crept into it and it became "upsie-daisy". "Lack a day" also went in another direction. Again "daisy" crept in, and "lackadaisical", believe it or don't, stems from this "a lack a day" with the idea of something careless, perhaps lazy, which then in turn brings a mistake upon you. But as I say it's now a fairly flabby or acute thing we use, but it once was a very, very strong cry of torment.
The origin was "up a day" which in turn was a version of "a lack a day", (see the example below) and it was a heart-felt passionate cry of anguish. For whatever reason, it became diluted over time - so diluted that "daisy" crept into it and it became "upsie-daisy". "Lack a day" also went in another direction. Again "daisy" crept in, and "lackadaisical", believe it or don't, stems from this "a lack a day" with the idea of something careless, perhaps lazy, which then in turn brings a mistake upon you. But as I say it's now a fairly flabby or acute thing we use, but it once was a very, very strong cry of torment.
by This is a Random Name May 06, 2015
Jack:oopsy daisy, just dropped my pencil
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Steve: bob what did you do?!? You just deleted your english essay
Bob: Oh crap.....i guess i just picked myself a bunch of oopsy daisies.
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Steve: bob what did you do?!? You just deleted your english essay
Bob: Oh crap.....i guess i just picked myself a bunch of oopsy daisies.
by neckaphobia February 23, 2011
1. something people day when they screw up really really bad
2. the retarded way of saying "ooh shit!"
2. the retarded way of saying "ooh shit!"
by Unknown August 07, 2004
by poopsydaisies February 04, 2015
scott: why did the baby cross the road?
thomas: why?
scott: well he was tied to the chicken of course
thomas: haha. haha...ha. oh, hahahahaha! oh no, Oopsie daisy!!
thomas: why?
scott: well he was tied to the chicken of course
thomas: haha. haha...ha. oh, hahahahaha! oh no, Oopsie daisy!!
by regatone123 October 17, 2007
by howard09 February 14, 2020