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Definition of upsy-daisy exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

upsy-daisy

exclamation
 
/ˈʊpsi deɪzi/,
 
/ˈʌpsi deɪzi/
 
/ˈʊpsi deɪzi/,
 
/ˈʌpsi deɪzi/
(also ups-a-daisy, oops-a-daisy)
used to or by a young child
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  1. said when you have fallen down, dropped something, etc. or when somebody else has
    Word Originmid 19th cent.: alteration of earlier up-a-daisy; compare with lackadaisical.
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