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oops

[ oops, oops ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)

oops

/ ʊps; uːps /

an exclamation of surprise or of apology as when someone drops something or makes a mistake

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Origin of oops¹

First recorded in 1925–30; origin uncertain

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Unlike the chaste boys club devotees of ‘Dungeons and Losers’ (oops, ‘Dragons’) of yore, women play the new games and like them.

This sort of “hello-oops-goodbye” exposure is quite beneficial.

Still, Governor Oops boasts a 55 percent approval average, with just 33 percent disapproval, putting him 22 points in the black.

And so, a few months later, Smith announced he was leaving the race at last and that—oops!

The hardest part is to convince patients to keep taking the pills, because hypertension has no painful symptoms until oops!

He saw my look and said, "Oops, I mean this milestone in paper technology once it is announced to the world."

There was a tremendous crash from the kitchen, a shriek of surprise, then a small “oops.”

And I just adore extinguish—oops, I mean distinguished looking men.

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