oops
Americaninterjection
interjection
Etymology
Origin of oops
First recorded in 1925–30; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Mara contributed 14 points, with the 7-foot-3 center slamming down two alley oops.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2024
Plunging 12 stories in a building atrium, though, is just another bruising day on the job for Colt until, oops, he nearly goes splat.
From New York Times • May 2, 2024
He’s the guy whose elbow just happens to be in the way of the pitch — oops — earning a free ticket to first base.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2023
The 2006 Adam Sandler movie “Click” hinges on a Bed Bath & Beyond purchase of a universal remote that, oops, controls time.
From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023
I look that way and oops, there’s Gene, doing his best impression of a fixated hyena or grizzly or something.
From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell
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