Actually this phrase has been greatly corrupted over the years. The original phrase came from the early 1700s as "up a day". It was then, as it is today, a nonsensical expression of the same meaning.
By the mid 1800s the day part was pretty much changed to daisy as the expression "up a daisy" and then to its various versions today "oops a daisy" "upsa-daisy" "upsy-daisy".....
Why do we say "oops a daisy" and not the name of any other flower?
Because if you are doing landscaping and you are pulling out dandilions you may pull out a daisy. So you say oops a daisy. If you believe that...you are stupid.
Reply:Because oops a chrysanthemum doesn't have the same ring to it.
Reply:Well oops a rose sounds stupid.lol
Reply:there`s a song that goes `pick me up buttercup`.
are the sayings related .lol
Reply:Maybe it was an old saying that started in the olden days when people would walk through a field and try not to step on the daisies....and if they did they would say, "oops a daisy!"....because daisies were everywhere and they didn't know the names of the other flowers...daisy was like a generic name for "flower"...and daisies grow out in the open where they might get stepped on...that is the reason why people say "oops a daisy!"
Reply:it just sounds right
Reply:its a bit of a play on words instead of saying ''oops a day'' people say oops a daisy, daisy is the closest to day.
Reply:"Ooops a Geranium
Reply:Good question. Dont know the answer.
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