whoops
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7.4
- interjection
- /wuːps/
- Informal
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- As soon as he tripped, he exclaimed, 'Whoops!'
- said, 'whoops'
- whoops, sorry
- whoops, hey
See, see, whoops, see Little Miss Perfect isn't that smart.
- See, see, whoops, see Little Miss Perfect isn't that smart.
- Then afterwards you're like, whoops, OK.
- And so they go to his enemy and then they find out, whoops, I shouldn't have done that.
- He didn't just oh, whoops, he mutilated this animal and killed it.
Examples
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Then afterwards you're like, whoops, OK.
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And so they go to his enemy and then they find out, whoops, I shouldn't have done that.
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OK, I just added a little bit of whoops, uh oh.
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So we're going to, whoops, decide what to do about that.
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We're going to charge, whoops, we're going to charge those people more money.
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Are there any questions or whoops, yeah, where are the slides?
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Greg London: Whoops, sorry for lack of context.
Blog text (9) -
Whoops! Must've missed that text.
Blog text (22) -
I overlooked a crafty friend's birthday. Big WHOOPS!
Blog text (27) -
Whoops! That's me.
Fiction book (1997)
Synonyms
97
3.9
A short word people say after a small mistake or accident
29
9.9
A small word you say after a mistake or accident
10
9.6
A short sound people make when they see a silly mistake
2
8.2
A short word said after a small mistake often used playfully
1
8.3
To show mild embarrassment after you make a small mistake
1
8.9
A short playful word people say after a small mistake
A short word people say when they drop or spill something
A short phrase showing mild surprise or worry said in a playful way
How Apologetic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Whoops is a short, surprised sound people make when something small goes wrong. It is like the word oops with an extra 'w' sound at the start, so you say it to show 'surprise' or a small 'sorry' after a tiny accident.