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Apologetic utterance
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oops
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Word definitions for oops in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"a natural exclamation" [OED] of surprise at doing something awkward, but attested only from 1933 (compare whoops ).
Usage examples of oops.
He talked microbes and biofilms and bacterial communities even when they reached the protruding tongue of slick, black stones leading into the first cave, even during all the business of docking and handing her over the side and mentioning that she just might want to watch out for the algae that made the cave entrance so slippery and oops, I forgot to mention that little bump just inside.
Oops, forgot something, thin slices of yellow processed cheese, gag me with a spoon, full of chemicals and dye.
Oops, grepping other people's files is a no-no, forget I ever suggested it.
Oops, grepping other people's files is a no-no, forget I ever suggested it.