Oops

English

Etymology

A presumably 'natural' exclamation, only attested since 1933, possibly altered to (or from) whoops (attested since 1933)

Pronunciation

• enPR: o͞ops, IPA: /uːps/, /ʊps/, SAMPA: /u:ps/

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• Rhymes: -uːps

Interjection

Oops

1. Acknowledging a minor mistake.

   Oops! I left the lid off the ketchup.

2. Used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake.

   I just shot him in the face. Oops!

   I just ran over a squirrel. Oops!

Synonyms

• oopsy
• uh-oh
• whoops
• whoops-a-daisy

Translations

acknowledging a minor mistake

Danish: ups (da), hovsa (da) Dutch: ai, amaai, oeps, oei, zut Finnish: ups (fi), oho (fi) French: oups (fr), houp! (fr) Georgian: უი (ka) (ui), ვაი (ka) (vai), უფს (ka) (up's)

German: ups (de), huch (de) Hungarian: hoppá (hu) Icelandic: úps (is), úbbs (is), æj (is) Polish: oj (pl), ups (pl) Russian: ой, упс Swedish: hoppsan (sv)

used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake

Dutch: aiai, oeps, oeioei, help Finnish: ups (fi), oho (fi)

Polish: oj (pl), ups (pl)

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German: hoppla, upps Hebrew: אופס (oops) Icelandic: úps

Italian: ops Spanish: ups Swedish: oj, hoppsan Turkish: ay

Anagrams

• poos