Do you still use the phrase " whoops a daisy " ??

Question

Like when you accidently bump into someone, do you say whoops a daisy? By the way, what does this strange saying mean?

Answer 1

damn straight - what a silly sausage you are

Answer 2

I don't use it much, but sometimes I do.

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From Ted Sherarts:

Like the British say "sorry", we Americans say oops. Where does oops from? Thanks.

First off, we say oops (and whoops) in Britain, too. In fact, my earliest reference is in a British dictionary which dates it to 1930. For such a well-established word, this seems incredibly recent. My guess is that it derives from ups-a-daisy, an apparently meaningless phrase said to a child after a fall. This usage dates from the 18th century and, according to Eric Partridge (the great expert on English slang) ups-a-daisy was sometimes written oops-a-daisy and even whoops-a-daisy.

Answer 3

This became actual uttered via Hugh grant interior the action picture "Notting Hill", whilst he made extremely a large number of mountaineering over a wall. He became mocked via his woman companion, who complained that no-one stated that in the time of recent times different than in all probability little ladies of twelve and under. I point out this using fact your German buddy might have seen the action picture. Oh expensive! disaster! by no ability concepts!

Answer 4

I dont know what it means but I use it
Also
Holy Moses
Good Grief
If something has been a long time it been either 'a Coons age' or 'a month of Sundays'.
And a bunch of others I cant think of right now.

Answer 5

Yes, everytime I watch Notting Hill.

Answer 6

Sometimes especially when the kids were little
but I have no idea what it means
strange saying lol

Answer 7

It means like "My Bad" So like when u spill something, bump into something, make someone mad, by the way it's "whoopsy-daisy".

Answer 8

Hugh Grant did, in Notting Hill and I've no idea what it means

=D sorry

Answer 9

Yep. I work in childcare so i tend to use it a bit, rather than saying 'Oh ****'...lol. Like second nature.
Hope that helps.

Answer 10

Simply a fancy way of saying "Oops!"
And I never use it. Unless I'm acting or something.
:o)

Answer 11

its from the 1920's and it means oops, i might have said it once, but im can't remember