"uh-oh" meaning in English

See uh-oh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈʔʌ.ʔoʊ/ [US], [ˈʔʌ̆ʔ˦oʊ˨] [US], /ˈʔʌ.ʔəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈʔʌ̆ʔ˦əʊ˨] [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-uh-oh.ogg [General-American], En-uh-oh.oga [Received-Pronunciation]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} uh-oh
  1. (informal) An exclamation of error, concern, or awareness of a problem. Tags: informal Synonyms: uh-oh, Spaghetti-O, oh-oh, uh oh, uhoh [rare] Related terms: oh, oops, ruh-roh, uh Translations (exclamation): (Esperanto), ohhoh (Finnish), o-ou (Finnish), oups (French), अरे (are) (Hindi), hoppsan (Swedish), oj då (Swedish), ارے (are) (Urdu), oài (Vietnamese), ôi (Vietnamese), ôi trời đất (Vietnamese), trời đất ơi (Vietnamese), trời ơi (Vietnamese), ôi trời ơi (Vietnamese), ôi giời ơi (Vietnamese), ối trời ơi (Vietnamese)

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