whoopsint.

Brit.

/wʊps/,

/hwʊps/,

/wuːps/,

/hwuːps/, U.S.

/(h)wups/,

/(h)wʊps/

Forms: 1800s– whoops, 1900s– woops.

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: upsadaisy int.

Etymology: Apparently shortened < upsadaisy int., with alteration probably after whoop int. and related words. Compare later whoopsie int., whoops-a-daisy int., oops int., and see note at upsadaisy int.

1. colloquial (often humorous). Used to express mild surprise, dismay, regret, etc., typically in response to a minor accident or mistake.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > exclamation of wonder [interjection]

ahaa1400

ocha1522

heydaya1529

ah1538

ah me!a1547

fore me!a1547

o me!a1547

gossea1556

ay me!1591

o (also oh) rare!1596

law1598

strangec1670

lack-a-day1695

stap my vitals1697

alackaday1705

prodigious1707

my word1722

(by) golly1743

gosh1757

Dear me!1805

Madre de Dios1815

Great Jove!1819

I snum1825

crikey1826

my eye1826

crackey1830

snakes1839

Great Scott1852

holy mackerel!1855

whoops1870

this beats my grandmother1883

wow1892

great balls of fire1893

oo-er1909

zowiec1913

crimes1929

yowa1943

wowee1963

Madre mia!1964

yikes1971

whee1978

chingas1984

1870 In re Garland xxiv. 138 You think you're sure iv it in wan spot, an' whoops! Billix, up it turns behind your back where you'd never look for it.

1926 New Yorker 1 May 24/2 (cartoon caption) He looked at me an' he—whoops!—he says y'aint paralyzed are yuh!

1957 J. Kerouac On the Road ii. viii. 159 Whoops, I thought I was on the wrong side of the road.

1985 R. Curtis & B. Elton Blackadder II in R. Curtis et al. Blackadder: Whole Damn Dynasty (1998) 217/2 Queen. Warning Percy. Who's queen? Percy drops the frisbee. Percy. Whoops. Butterfingers!

2010 Newstex Blogs (Nexis) 25 Jan. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again.

2. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). Used as an exclamation or greeting, chiefly in contexts in which a man is being recognized, indicated, or portrayed as homosexual or effeminate. Originally and chiefly in Whoops, my dear and variants, with the same sense. Now chiefly historical.In quot. 1941 as a n.: a homosexual man.

The term apparently originated from the title and lyrics of the popular song cited in quot. 1910, which describes a flamboyant young man.

ΚΠ

1910 B. J. Morrissey Whoops! My Dear (sheet music) 5 Upon the street both night and day he always could be found With his natty little cane and flaming crimson tie Then..you'd hear him loudly cry. ‘Whoops! my dear, Whoops! my dear’.]

1913 T. A. Dorgan Silk Hat Harry's Divorce Suit (cartoon strip) in El Paso (Texas) Morning Times 20 May 10 Woops my deah—I should get a pimple on my hip and spoil my shape.

1929 Scranton (Pa.) Republican 27 July Maj. Dick Ramsey, veteran tennis player, has invoked a new costume for the courts... In place of a regular shirt he wears a sleeveless blouse... The Maj., before his name, we take it, being an abbreviation for Majorie. whoops!

1934 ‘J. M. Hall’ Anecdota Americana 2nd Ser. 6 The chief of police is queer, Whoops my dear, Horsecock!

1941 W. Winchell On Broadway 12 Feb. He's never ogled the Radio City Rockettes in their undressing rooms... Not because he is any sissy or whoops-m'dear.

1972 C. Bramwell Stepmother's House xvii. 132 He was wearing a lavender dinner jacket, black tie and a ruffled shirt... Above this his blue eyes radiated hauteur, yet charm, ‘How provincial!’ A family grouping. Whoops, my dear!

1986 Sunday Advocate (Newark, Ohio) 27 July (Parade Mag. section) 5/1 When I talk about gays in the British theater at that time, I mean real ‘whoops, dearie’ types.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whoops
释义	whoopsint. Brit. /wʊps/, /hwʊps/, /wuːps/, /hwuːps/, U.S. /(h)wups/, /(h)wʊps/ Forms: 1800s– whoops, 1900s– woops. Origin: Apparently formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: upsadaisy int. Etymology: Apparently shortened < upsadaisy int., with alteration probably after whoop int. and related words. Compare later whoopsie int., whoops-a-daisy int., oops int., and see note at upsadaisy int. 1. colloquial (often humorous). Used to express mild surprise, dismay, regret, etc., typically in response to a minor accident or mistake. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > feeling of wonder, astonishment > exclamation of wonder [interjection] ahaa1400 ocha1522 heydaya1529 ah1538 ah me!a1547 fore me!a1547 o me!a1547 gossea1556 ay me!1591 o (also oh) rare!1596 law1598 strangec1670 lack-a-day1695 stap my vitals1697 alackaday1705 prodigious1707 my word1722 (by) golly1743 gosh1757 Dear me!1805 Madre de Dios1815 Great Jove!1819 I snum1825 crikey1826 my eye1826 crackey1830 snakes1839 Great Scott1852 holy mackerel!1855 whoops1870 this beats my grandmother1883 wow1892 great balls of fire1893 oo-er1909 zowiec1913 crimes1929 yowa1943 wowee1963 Madre mia!1964 yikes1971 whee1978 chingas1984 1870 In re Garland xxiv. 138 You think you're sure iv it in wan spot, an' whoops! Billix, up it turns behind your back where you'd never look for it. 1926 New Yorker 1 May 24/2 (cartoon caption) He looked at me an' he—whoops!—he says y'aint paralyzed are yuh! 1957 J. Kerouac On the Road ii. viii. 159 Whoops, I thought I was on the wrong side of the road. 1985 R. Curtis & B. Elton Blackadder II in R. Curtis et al. Blackadder: Whole Damn Dynasty (1998) 217/2 Queen. Warning Percy. Who's queen? Percy drops the frisbee. Percy. Whoops. Butterfingers! 2010 Newstex Blogs (Nexis) 25 Jan. Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again. 2. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). Used as an exclamation or greeting, chiefly in contexts in which a man is being recognized, indicated, or portrayed as homosexual or effeminate. Originally and chiefly in Whoops, my dear and variants, with the same sense. Now chiefly historical.In quot. 1941 as a n.: a homosexual man. The term apparently originated from the title and lyrics of the popular song cited in quot. 1910, which describes a flamboyant young man. ΚΠ 1910 B. J. Morrissey Whoops! My Dear (sheet music) 5 Upon the street both night and day he always could be found With his natty little cane and flaming crimson tie Then..you'd hear him loudly cry. ‘Whoops! my dear, Whoops! my dear’.] 1913 T. A. Dorgan Silk Hat Harry's Divorce Suit (cartoon strip) in El Paso (Texas) Morning Times 20 May 10 Woops my deah—I should get a pimple on my hip and spoil my shape. 1929 Scranton (Pa.) Republican 27 July Maj. Dick Ramsey, veteran tennis player, has invoked a new costume for the courts... In place of a regular shirt he wears a sleeveless blouse... The Maj., before his name, we take it, being an abbreviation for Majorie. whoops! 1934 ‘J. M. Hall’ Anecdota Americana 2nd Ser. 6 The chief of police is queer, Whoops my dear, Horsecock! 1941 W. Winchell On Broadway 12 Feb. He's never ogled the Radio City Rockettes in their undressing rooms... Not because he is any sissy or whoops-m'dear. 1972 C. Bramwell Stepmother's House xvii. 132 He was wearing a lavender dinner jacket, black tie and a ruffled shirt... Above this his blue eyes radiated hauteur, yet charm, ‘How provincial!’ A family grouping. Whoops, my dear! 1986 Sunday Advocate (Newark, Ohio) 27 July (Parade Mag. section) 5/1 When I talk about gays in the British theater at that time, I mean real ‘whoops, dearie’ types. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < int.1870
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