oops
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
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How to use oops in a sentence
Unlike the chaste boys club devotees of ‘Dungeons and Losers’ (oops, ‘Dragons’) of yore, women play the new games and like them.
This sort of “hello-oops-goodbye” exposure is quite beneficial.
Third U.S. Mumps Outbreak This Year Happens in New Jersey | Kent Sepkowitz | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTStill, Governor oops boasts a 55 percent approval average, with just 33 percent disapproval, putting him 22 points in the black.
Is Jindal the Least Popular Guv? | David Freedlander, Brandy Zadrozny | February 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd so, a few months later, Smith announced he was leaving the race at last and that—oops!
Sen. Bob Smith: The Thing That Wouldn’t Leave | Michelle Cottle | December 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe hardest part is to convince patients to keep taking the pills, because hypertension has no painful symptoms until oops!
Study: Giving People Government Health Insurance May Not Make them Any Healthier | Megan McArdle | May 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
He saw my look and said, "oops, I mean this milestone in paper technology once it is announced to the world."
The Professional Approach | Charles Leonard HarnessThere was a tremendous crash from the kitchen, a shriek of surprise, then a small “oops.”
Makers | Cory DoctorowAnd I just adore extinguish—oops, I mean distinguished looking men.
Black Man's Burden | Dallas McCord Reynolds
British Dictionary definitions for oops
/ (ʊps, uːps) /
an exclamation of surprise or of apology as when someone drops something or makes a mistake
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