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Definition of uh-oh exclamation from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

uh-oh

exclamation

/ˈʌ əʊ/

/ˈʌ əʊ/

(also oh-oh)

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the way of writing the sound that people make when they want to say that they have done something wrong or that they think there will be trouble
- Uh-oh. I forgot to write that letter.
- Uh-oh! Turn the TV off. Here comes Dad!
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