"uh-oh, Spaghetti-O" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Advertising campaign for SpaghettiOs, an American brand of canned spaghetti rings. Head templates: {{en-interj|head=uh-oh, Spaghetti-O}} uh-oh, Spaghetti-O
  1. (US, humorous) Uh-oh. Tags: US, humorous
    Sense id: en-uh-oh,_Spaghetti-O-en-intj-0gdDvov4 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1987, Ellen Frye, Look under the hawthorn",
          "text": "\"Uh-oh, spaghetti-o!\" She retreated a couple of steps. \"Guess I'm in for it now.\"",
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          "ref": "2001, John Treadwell Nichols, The voice of the butterfly",
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          "ref": "2005, Erik Grayson, A mind of summer: post-punk dispatches from a post-structuralist world",
          "text": "Uh-oh, Spaghetti-ohs. You sunk my battleship. But wait!",
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          "ref": "2006, Jack Myers, Row House Blues",
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