oops

Significat (English)

Intj

Acknowledging a mistake.

Noun

A minor mistake or unforseen difficulty.

Verb

To make a mistake; to blunder.

Synonyms

Whoops

whoops

sorry

oh

by Jove

yikes

I never

uh-oh

Oh dear

husband

🤵

have you ever

well

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/uːps/

Etimologia (English)

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.

Frases

Oops , I didn't want to barge in on you !