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Definition of upsy-daisy exclamation from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

upsy-daisy

exclamation

NAmE//ˈʌpsi ˌdeɪzi//

(also ups-a-daisy, oops-a-daisy)

said when you have made a mistake, dropped something, fallen down, etc., or when someone else has

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