interjection · rare

oops

Used to acknowledge a small mistake or accidentUsed to acknowledge a small mistake or accident.

UK/uːps/US/ups/

» Oops, I think we forgot Tom.

Oje, ich glaube, wir haben Tom vergessen.

Ой, по-моему, мы забыли Тома.

Meaning

2 senses

(informal)Used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident.
Oops! I left the lid off the ketchup.
ups, huch, hoppla
ойoj, упсups, охox
ойoj
(informal)Used to indicate mild surprise or shock.

Examples

20 sentences

Oops, I think we forgot Tom.
ruОй, по-моему, мы забыли Тома.
deOje, ich glaube, wir haben Tom vergessen.
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Oops, I shrunk my sister's favorite hoodie.
deO weh! Ich habe den Lieblingskapuzenpulli meiner Schwester einlaufen lassen!
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Oops, my pen has run out of ink.
deUpps, mein Füller hat keine Tinte mehr.
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Oops, I accidentally drank a bottle of liquor.
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Oops, I posted the message to the wrong newsgroup.
deUps, ich habe den Eintrag in der falschen Newsgroup gepostet.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

acknowledging a minor mistake:

Русский

acknowledging a minor mistake:

Deutsch

acknowledging a minor mistake:

Origin

A presumably 'natural' exclamation, attested in writing since 1921. Related to or a variat

A presumably 'natural' exclamation, attested in writing since 1921. Related to or a variation of whoops (itself attested since 1933). A shortening of whoops-a-daisy, whoopsie-daisy, or oops-a-daisy, which in turn is a mispronunciation of ups-a-daisy or upsy-daisy.

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