whoops

[ woops, woops, hwoops, hwoops ]

interjection

1. (used to express surprise, mild embarrassment, etc., or as a casual apology.)

whoops

/ wʊps /

interjection

1. an exclamation of surprise, as when a person falls over, or of apology

Word History and Origins

Origin of whoops¹

whoop + -s as in oops

Example Sentences

Of course, this was greeted with a round of applause and whoops from her room of willingly incarcerated followers.

From The Daily Beast

Private, intimate, dirty things are captured and then—whoops!

From The Daily Beast

All those roads and systems have to be maintained . . .and whoops!

From The Daily Beast

“This campaign is going to go on to South Carolina,” Gingrich vowed—to dutiful whoops.

From The Daily Beast

More giddy people climb aboard, and again we erupt into applause and whoops.

From The Daily Beast

The Triangle X boys uttered whoops, and joined the game at speed.

From Project Gutenberg

Roused from sound slumbers by blood-curdling Indian war whoops, a few escaped, but only to die of cold on their way to Albany.

From Project Gutenberg

In the aftermath of the cannon's roar came whoops of delight from nearly a hundred small boys in the blockhouse.

From Project Gutenberg

High-pitched war whoops shrilled out of the forest shadows ahead, and more arrows whistled at them.

From Project Gutenberg

Then with wild whoops they bounded off to join their comrades who lay stretched on the earth around the ball grounds.

From Project Gutenberg