Whoops

//ʍʊps// intj, noun, verb, slang

intj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of whoop form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    To vomit. slang

    "There are several people moaning in Tourist behind them, one stew had gone back with a handful of fresh airsick bags, and a man […] had whoopsed into his National Observer and had grinned apologetically at the stewardess who came to help him clean up."

  2. 2
    third-person singular simple present indicative of whoop form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Intj
  1. 1
    Oops.

Synonyms

All synonyms
bow down before the porcelain godbuggerbuggercastchuckdrive the porcelain bus

Example

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"Whoops! There aren't many live coals left! Go make some kindling would you?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Onomatopoetic.

Etymology 2

From whoop + -s.

Related phrases

whoops, there go my trouserswhoops-a-daisy

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