Dictionary

uh-oh en · INTJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌʌˈoʊ/ (US)
• (Received-Pronunciation) audio
• (General-American) audio
• [ˈʔʌ̆ʔ˦oʊ˨] (US)
• [ˈʔʌ̆ʔ˦əʊ˨] (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌʌˈəʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

1. (informal) An exclamation of error, concern, or awareness of a problem.
   • Uh-oh. I emerged from the Underground station at London King's Cross the other day to find a dense throng of people filling the main line station's concourse. 2024 August 21, Philip Haigh, “Stranded trains: problems for passengers and operators”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 52:
   • Uh-oh! I made a mistake.

Forms

Deriveds

uh-oh, Spaghetti-O

Relateds

oh · oops · uh

Synonyms

uh-oh, Spaghetti-O

Translations (20)

vi ôi trời ơi (exclamation) · ur ارے (exclamation) · hi अरे (exclamation) · vi trời đất ơi (exclamation) · vi ôi trời đất (exclamation) · ru ой-ой-ой (exclamation) · fr oups (exclamation) · eo aĉ (exclamation) · vi ôi (exclamation) · vi ối trời ơi (exclamation) · fi ohhoh (exclamation) · vi trời ơi (exclamation) · fi o-ou (exclamation) · cmn 啊哦 (exclamation) · vi oài (exclamation) · ru о-оу (exclamation) · sv hoppsan (exclamation) · nl oei (exclamation) · vi ôi giời ơi (exclamation) · sv oj då (exclamation)