Whoops, whoopsie and whoop-ti-do

Question

Random I know but just wondering what Spanish speakers would say when we might say whoops or whoopsie.

Funny thinking about it but, here in NZ at least, we seem to say whoops if we have a slight accident - drop something etc and we seem to say whoopsie if someone else has a small accident, for example if a little child slips or spills a drink or something. But generally I guess both words would be pretty much interchangeable.

Then 'whoop-ti-do' would be used in place of 'big deal' or 'who cares' but it's in a more joking tone and doesn't seem so harsh.

So .... any takers?

Great question... Thanks for asking this one, I am interested in the answers. - kerflop, Jul 28, 2010

Thanx Kerflop, hopefully we'll get some answers lol :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 28, 2010

Estoy pendiente de qué se dirá, también. :) - chaparrito, Jul 28, 2010

@Maria: weren't you out in the boonies somwhere? - Gekkosan, Jul 28, 2010

And in Southern California all three are used, used often, and mean exactly as in NZ! - LateToDinner, Jul 28, 2010

lol G - yes I should be packing my snow gear but am baking bickies and will be leaving this arvo ja ja - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 28, 2010

oh and by the way here in NZ it's 'the sticks' - we wouldn't know where the 'boonies' were lol :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 28, 2010

Yes, we say those words in Manitoba, Canada as well. - Lise-Laroche, Jul 28, 2010

Ah, but you knew what I meant, which is what counts. We say "por allá por donde el viento se devuelve" (entre otras cosas) - Gekkosan, Jul 28, 2010

I bet Ray says - 'out by the black stump' or some such variation - we also say out whup whup speaking of whoops lol - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 28, 2010

Answer 1

¡Opa!

¡Upa!

¡Ópala!

¡Ayy, mamá!

As for whoop-ti-do: "gran cosa", or "¡gran cosota!"

ah similar to French then, from memory when I was little my mother would say 'oopla' I think for whoopsie :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 28, 2010

Answer 2

"ups"

mi amigo de argentina lo dice mucho jaja

well, pretty close to our whoops then :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 28, 2010

Answer 3

We say: huy!

huy. (Del lat. hui). 1. interj. U. para denotar dolor físico agudo, melindre o asombro.

Answer 4

Gekkosan wrote:

¡Opa! ¡Upa! ¡Ópala!

I'm sorry, but I just can't bring myself to use these. When I do, memories of the Oompa-Loompas in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory begin to invade my mind. (Oompah-oompah-oompadie-doo...)

Are there any other options for 'whoops', etc.?

ja ja lol :) It's won't sound so bad unless you're severely vertically challenged :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 28, 2010

Helloooo... chaparrito...??? ;-) - chaparrito, Jul 28, 2010

oh my goodness, what a dope I am - lucky you have a good sense of humour, I never knew what that meant! thanx for teaching me a new word - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 28, 2010

Está bien. ;) - chaparrito, Jul 29, 2010

Answer 5

And what about the 'whoop-ti-do'?

You use it if someone tells you something or is making a big deal out of something that is really not important - it sort of means 'big deal, move on!'

Anything like that in Spanish?

I included a couple of options in my reply. - Gekkosan, Jul 29, 2010

So you did, my apologies - good ones too, gracias :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 29, 2010

Answer 6

Here, whoop-ti-do can also be used to describe a big event. like "we're having a real woop-ti-do this weekend"

Answer 7

sorry put Vaanz's congratulatory post here lol - trying to do too many things at once ja ja

whoops? ;-) - chaparrito, Jul 28, 2010

jaja too many screens open lol - moving now :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jul 28, 2010