oops
A minor mistake or unforeseen difficultyA minor mistake or unforeseen difficulty.
» Oops, I think we forgot Tom.
Oje, ich glaube, wir haben Tom vergessen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ой, по-моему, мы забыли Тома. — marafon
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1 sensesA minor mistake or unforeseen difficulty.
Examples
20 sentencesOops, I think we forgot Tom.
ruОй, по-моему, мы забыли Тома. — marafon
deOje, ich glaube, wir haben Tom vergessen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Oops, I shrunk my sister's favorite hoodie.
deO weh! Ich habe den Lieblingskapuzenpulli meiner Schwester einlaufen lassen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Oops, my pen has run out of ink.
deUpps, mein Füller hat keine Tinte mehr. — Tamy
Oops, I accidentally drank a bottle of liquor.
Oops, I posted the message to the wrong newsgroup.
deUps, ich habe den Eintrag in der falschen Newsgroup gepostet. — pne
Origin
A presumably 'natural' exclamation, attested in writing since 1921. Related to or a variatA 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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