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Oops
Definitions
- 1 Acknowledging a mistake. colloquial
"Oops! I left the lid off the ketchup."
- 1 A minor mistake or unforeseen difficulty.
"It's an oops, but one that's your fault, not your puppy's."
- 2 Abbreviation of object-oriented programming system. abbreviation, alt-of
- 3 plural of OOP form-of, plural
- 1 To make a mistake; to blunder. colloquial, intransitive
- 2 third-person singular simple present indicative of OOP form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Etymology
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.
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.
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.
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