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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
whoops
interjection
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Whoops, sorry. Did I hurt your hand?
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
whoops

exclamation of dismay, 1925; see oops.

Wiktionary
whoops

alt. oops. interj. oops. n. (plural of whoop English) vb. (en-third-person singular of: whoop)

Wikipedia
Whoops

Whoops, Whoop, Woops or Woop can refer to:

In entertainment:

  • Whoops, a 1993 Hungarian film
  • Woops!, a 1992 American television series
  • Woops, a genetically engineered creature in the animated TV series Lilo & Stitch: The Series - see List of Lilo & Stitch: The Series episodes (episode 63)
  • WOOP-LP, an American country music FM radio station licensed to Cleveland, Tennessee

Other uses:

  • Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS), commonly known as "Whoops", former name of Energy Northwest
  • "Whoop", nickname of A. Barr Snively (c. 1899 – 1964), American football player and coach of lacrosse, football, and ice hockey
  • "Whoops", nickname of Pat Creeden (1906–1992), American baseball player who played five games for the Boston Red Sox
  • Whoop, an alternative name for the Hoopoe, a bird of the family Upupidae
Whoops (film)

Whoops is a 1993 Hungarian comedy film directed by Gyula Maár. It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival.

Usage examples of "whoops".

Caesar scooped him up, tossed him into the air amid shrill whoops of bliss, kissed him, cuddled him.

A chorus of whoops and cheers came from the colonists in the front seats.

Patriotic Legion of the Northern States was drinking mescal and gambling for the paper money Pasquale had issued and rolling about in the dust with joyous whoops from each squirming mass.

Their gathering sounded more like a cocktail party than a beer blast, polite chatter and occasional whoops of laughter wafting across the cool night air to where I sat on an iron railing, waiting.

Their friends began to stretch and gawk at me and the noisy lunchroom rang with whoops of laughter aimed in my direction.