whoops

Sometimes woops

[hwoops, hwoops, woops, woops]

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

“I hear voices shouting, a sharp crack of the whip, horses neighing in protest, the clatter of hooves, the skid of carriage wheels, the Incorrigibles calling, ‘Lumawoo’—whoops!”

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"This show is not important. What is important is that we get to live in a country that allows us to have a show like this," Kimmel said to whoops from his studio audience.

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The theatrics seemed to work, as a membership sometimes mocked for its mild-mannered approach got to its collective feet and filled the air with whoops of approval and the flutter of hundreds of mini flags.

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The result was greeted by whoops and cheers, with Polanski promising in his victory speech to "work every single day to grow this party" and paying tribute to his defeated rivals.

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But as he cuts from a slow-burning gag about a garage door opener to a legitimately brutal execution to a whizbang combat scene set to a song that whoops, “Fun fun fun!,”

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