oops en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- /ʉːps/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ɵps/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- o͝ops
- /ʉps/ (Northern-Ireland, Scotland)
- o͞ops
- /ʊps/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /uːps/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- audio SSB
- (General-American) audio
- /ʉwps/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ups/ (General-American)
- /ʊps/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ʊps/ (General-American)
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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(informal) Used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident.
Oops! I left the lid off the ketchup.
Oops, I did it again / I played with your heart, got lost in the game
2000, Max Martin, Rami Yacoub, “Oops!… I Did It Again”, in Oops!… I Did It Again, performed by Britney Spears:
- (informal) Used to indicate mild surprise or shock.
Deriveds
oopsortunity · oopsie · oops baby
Synonyms
uh-oh · oop · oopsy · whoops-a-daisy · whoops
Translations (104)
ga hoips (acknowledging a minor mistake) · br chaous (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ms oop (used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake) · id ups (acknowledging a minor mistake) · pl oj (used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake) · ms oop (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ja はあ (acknowledging a minor mistake) · he וַוי (acknowledging a minor mistake) · sv hoppsan (acknowledging a minor mistake) · nl oei (used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake) · ru упс (used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake) · nv yíh (acknowledging a minor mistake) · fi hupsis (acknowledging a minor mistake) · el ουπς (acknowledging a minor mistake) · he אוֹיָה (acknowledging a minor mistake) · tl ay (acknowledging a minor mistake) · sh jao (acknowledging a minor mistake) · nl oeps (used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake) · is obbosí (acknowledging a minor mistake) · hu hoppáka (used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake) · pt opa (acknowledging a minor mistake) · eo oj (acknowledging a minor mistake) · da ups (acknowledging a minor mistake) · de ups (acknowledging a minor mistake) · is úps (acknowledging a minor mistake) · he פָדִיחָה (acknowledging a minor mistake) · tr tüh (used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake) · ko 아차 (acknowledging a minor mistake) · he חֲבָל (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ja おっと (used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake) · ja しまった (acknowledging a minor mistake) · tr eyvah (acknowledging a minor mistake) · it ops (acknowledging a minor mistake) · nv wah (acknowledging a minor mistake) · sh ajoj (acknowledging a minor mistake) · sv oj (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ro ups (acknowledging a minor mistake) · tr ay (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ja おっと (acknowledging a minor mistake) · hu hopp (acknowledging a minor mistake) · de huch (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ga úps (acknowledging a minor mistake) · sh joj (acknowledging a minor mistake) · is æ (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ru ох (acknowledging a minor mistake) · cmn 啊哈 (acknowledging a minor mistake) · he אוֹי (acknowledging a minor mistake) · he וַואי (acknowledging a minor mistake) · eo ups (acknowledging a minor mistake) · fi ups (acknowledging a minor mistake) · tr hoppala (acknowledging a minor mistake) · he אוֹישׁ (acknowledging a minor mistake) · es oh oh (used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake) · ca vaja (acknowledging a minor mistake) · cs jejda (acknowledging a minor mistake) · fi oho (acknowledging a minor mistake) · it ups (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ja あらら (acknowledging a minor mistake) · he אוּפְּס (acknowledging a minor mistake) · es ops (acknowledging a minor mistake) · fr oups (acknowledging a minor mistake) · de hoppla (acknowledging a minor mistake) · fi upsista (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ka უფს (acknowledging a minor mistake) · fi hups (acknowledging a minor mistake) · nl amaai (acknowledging a minor mistake) · fi ups (used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake) · he אוֹי וַאֲבוֹי (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ka ვაი (acknowledging a minor mistake) · nl ai (acknowledging a minor mistake) · sh ups (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ja おや (acknowledging a minor mistake) · pt ops (acknowledging a minor mistake) · tr aman (acknowledging a minor mistake) · tr hop (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ja あら (used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake) · fr houp! (acknowledging a minor mistake) · nl oeps (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ru ой (acknowledging a minor mistake) · nl oei (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ar آهٍ (acknowledging a minor mistake) · sh šit (acknowledging a minor mistake) · nv waháá (acknowledging a minor mistake) · pl oj (acknowledging a minor mistake) · hu hoppá (acknowledging a minor mistake) · uk ой (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ru ой (used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake) · es epa (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ka უი (acknowledging a minor mistake) · da hovsa (acknowledging a minor mistake) · es huy (acknowledging a minor mistake) · cmn 哎呀 (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ja あら (acknowledging a minor mistake) · fi oho (used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake) · tr ay (used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake) · pl ups (used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake) · pl ups (acknowledging a minor mistake) · ru упс (acknowledging a minor mistake) · es vaya (acknowledging a minor mistake) · he אֲהָהּ (acknowledging a minor mistake) · fi hupsista (acknowledging a minor mistake) · es ups (acknowledging a minor mistake) · es uy (acknowledging a minor mistake) · hu ajjaj (acknowledging a minor mistake)