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30-Mar-2007, 02:42
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What does whoopsie mean here?
Thanks. Comics: Arlo and Janis on Yahoo! News |
30-Mar-2007, 02:57
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| |  Re: whoopsie
I did not see the word whoopsie in that comic???????? |
30-Mar-2007, 04:15
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Comics and Editorial Cartoons: Garfield on Yahoo! News
Sorry for the wrong link, and the above is correct one. |
30-Mar-2007, 09:53
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| | Re: whoopsie
It's a word often used when a child falls over - it is an extension of this:
whoops
(also whoops-a-daisy)
• exclamation informal expressing mild dismay
Miss Lillian must have slipped and fallen! |
30-Mar-2007, 14:54
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Thanks, Anglika.
So, she just slipped and fell down, and there are no extra implications such as being old, foolish, and couldn't even take care of herself, not to mention being a good babysitter. |
30-Mar-2007, 18:54
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| | Re: whoopsie
Mildly - but Garfield's expression tells you all that too. |
31-Mar-2007, 00:00
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| | Re: whoopsie
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Originally Posted by Anglika  Mildly - but Garfield's expression tells you all that too. | Thanks, Anglica.
I'm sorry but I don't understand why you use "mildly" here. Does it mean covertly or in a mild way? |
31-Mar-2007, 00:02
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Originally Posted by Anglika Mildly - but Garfield's expression tells you all that too. | Thanks, Anglika.
I'm sorry but I don't understand "mildly" here. Does it mean "covertly" or in a mild way? |
31-Mar-2007, 00:17
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in a mild way |
31-Mar-2007, 00:34
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