upsy-daisy

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upsy-daisy

(ˈʌpsɪˈdeɪzɪ) or

upsadaisy

interj

an expression, usually of reassurance, uttered as when someone, esp a child, stumbles or is being lifted up

[C18 up-a-daisy, irregularly formed from up (adv)]

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