ups

See also: UPS

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌps/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ʌps

Noun

ups

1. plural of up

See also

• ups and downs

Verb

ups

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of up

Etymology 2

Interjection

ups

1. Misspelling of oops.

Anagrams

• 'sup, PSU, PUS, PUs, SUP, Sup., USP, psu, pus, sup, sup.

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Danish

Interjection

1. oops

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English oops, reinforced by English borrowings in various languages; compare Danish ups, Dutch oeps, Finnish ups, French oups, German ups, Polish ups, Russian упс (ups) etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ups]
• Hyphenation: ups

Interjection

ups

1. oops

Usage notes

Used mostly for small or unimportant mistakes. For mistakes of greater consecuence, aĥ, ve, and fek (“crap, shit”) are more commonly used.

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Finnish

Interjection

1. oops

Synonyms

• upsis
• upsista

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German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Interjection

ups

1. oops

   Synonyms: huch, hoppla

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Norwegian

Interjection

ups

1. oops

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ups/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ups
• Syllabification: ups

Interjection

ups

1. oops

Further reading

• ups in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ups in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Interjection

ups

1. oops

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Romanian

Etymology

From English oops.

Interjection

ups

1. oops

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈubs/ [ˈuβ̞s]

Interjection

ups

1. oops