"oops" meaning in English

See oops in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /uːps/ Audio: en-us-oops.ogg [US], en-uk-Oops.ogg [UK] Forms: oops
enPR: o͞ops Head templates: {{interjection}} [POS TABLE]
  1. You say oops when you make a small mistake, do something by accident, or fall down. Synonyms: whoops
    Sense id: simple-oops-en-intj-IqnytlvB
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      "form": "oops",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Interjection"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "interjection"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Oops! I dropped my pen."
        },
        {
          "text": "\"That's not how you spell my name.\" \"Oops, sorry!\""
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You say oops when you make a small mistake, do something by accident, or fall down."
      ],
      "id": "simple-oops-en-intj-IqnytlvB",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "whoops"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "o͞ops"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uːps/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-oops.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-Oops.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "oops"
}
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        "Interjection"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "interjection"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "intj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Oops! I dropped my pen."
        },
        {
          "text": "\"That's not how you spell my name.\" \"Oops, sorry!\""
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "You say oops when you make a small mistake, do something by accident, or fall down."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "whoops"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "o͞ops"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/uːps/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-oops.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-uk-Oops.ogg",
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        "Audio"
      ],
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        "UK"
      ]
    }
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}

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