Oops

Pronunciation

• enPR: oÍžops, IPA: /uːps/, /ÊŠps/
• Rhymes: -uːps
• Rhymes: -ÊŠps

Origin

A presumably 'natural' exclamation, only attested since 1933, possibly altered to (or from) whoops (attested since 1933)

Full definition of oops

Interjection

1. Acknowledging a minor mistake.Oops! I left the lid off the ketchup.
2. Used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake.''I just stood on dog poo! Oops!I just ran over a squirrel. 'Oops!''Oops, I didn't see you there.

Synonyms

• oopsy
• uh-oh
• whoops
• whoops-a-daisy

Anagrams

• poos