oops
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
A presumably 'natural' exclamation, only attested since 1933, possibly altered to (or from) whoops (attested since 1933)
[edit] Pronunciation
- enPR: o͞ops, IPA: /uːps/, /ʊps/, SAMPA: /u:ps/
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- Rhymes: -uːps
[edit] Interjection
oops
- Acknowledging a minor mistake.
- Oops! I left the lid off the ketchup.
- Used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake.
- I just shot him in the face. Oops!
- I just ran over a squirrel. Oops!
[edit] Synonyms
[edit] Translations
acknowledging a minor mistake
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