oops
exclamation/ʊps/, /uːps/
/ʊps/, /uːps/
- used when somebody has had or almost had a slight accident, broken something, etc.
- Oops! I spilled some juice.
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- used when you have done something embarrassing, said something rude by accident, told a secret, etc.
- Oops, I shouldn't have said that.
Word Originnatural exclamation: first recorded in English in the 1930s.
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