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[ oops, oops ] / ʊps, ups / SEE SYNONYMS FOR oops ON THESAURUS.COM
interjection(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.) Origin of oopsFirst recorded in 1925–30; origin uncertain Words nearby oopsoophoroplasty, oophorostomy, oophorotomy, oophyte, ooplasm, oops, Oort, Oort cloud, oory, oose, oosperm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oopsUnlike the chaste boys club devotees of ‘Dungeons and Losers’ (oops, ‘Dragons’) of yore, women play the new games and like them. All the Grown-Up Hipsters Playing Kids’ Games|Daniel Genis|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST And so, a few months later, Smith announced he was leaving the race at last and that—oops! Sen. Bob Smith: The Thing That Wouldn’t Leave|Michelle Cottle|December 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST This includes things like pharmacies, which sometimes don't have the cash to order new drugs, and oops! Sorry, Folks: One Way or the Other, You'll Never Be Able to Completely Count on Retirement|Megan McArdle|March 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST In the end, you've got a study of unusually compliant and stable people (who may be different in all sorts of ways) and oops! Pilot Programs: Don't Believe the Hype|Megan McArdle|January 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He runs the secret government agency trying to kill Jason—oops, I mean Aaron—and Marta. ‘The Bourne Legacy’ Starring Jeremy Renner: 7 Reasons to See It!|Ramin Setoodeh|August 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST There was a tremendous crash from the kitchen, a shriek of surprise, then a small “oops.” He saw my look and said, "Oops, I mean this milestone in paper technology once it is announced to the world." The Professional Approach|Charles Leonard Harness
British Dictionary definitions for oops
interjectionan exclamation of surprise or of apology as when someone drops something or makes a mistake Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to oopsexclamation, wow, amen, hello, alas, boo, hurrah, ahem, oh, whoopee, hooray, shucks, er, ouch, rah, ah, egad, golly, hey, huh |