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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

  1. (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:
  2. (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)

oops en · NOUN

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

  1. A minor mistake or unforeseen difficulty.
    • My parents had moved to this house, which sat on the border of Corktown and Mexicantown, from their tiny apartment in Ann Arbor—once they found out that their little oops was actually two little oops. 2015, Dawn Klehr, If You Wrong Us, →ISBN:
    • Every plan and every activity has an “oops.” Oops, we forgot to..., oops, who was supposed to do that? We all have experienced “oopses”. 2013, Bruce Tucker, Leadership at the Crossroads, →ISBN:
    • Isn't she the same woman who works at Wings that you and Billy almost got arrested for helping her with her last little oops? 2014, Al Rennie, Clearwater Oops!, →ISBN:
    • It's an oops, but one that's your fault, not your puppy's. 2011, Housetraining, →ISBN, page 14:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
oops Number=Plur lexicographic
oopses Number=Plur lexicographic

oops en · VERB

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

  1. (colloquial, intransitive) To make a mistake; to blunder.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
oopses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
oopsed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
oopsed Tense=Past lexicographic
oopsing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic