oops

UK /uːps/ US /uːps/

noun 2intj 1verb 1

Definitions

intj

Acknowledging a mistake.

Oops! I left the lid off the ketchup.

Oops, I did it again / I played with your heart, got lost in the game

noun

A minor mistake or unforeseen difficulty.

It's an oops, but one that's your fault, not your puppy's.

Every plan and every activity has an “oops.” Oops, we forgot to..., oops, who was supposed to do that? We all have experienced “oopses”.

verb

To make a mistake; to blunder.

Collocations

ADJ.

last, left, little, memorial, sorry, wrong

I made a little oops when I forgot to send that email yesterday.

VERB + OOPS

book, bring, forgot, said, service, told

I forgot my keys at home, oops, so I had to go back and get them.

OOPS + NOUN

-, castle, door, fault, finger, floor, i'm, it's

I accidentally knocked over the vase and shouted oops when it smashed on the floor.

PREP.

out

Oops, I nearly spilled my coffee all over the desk this morning.

ADV.

accidentally, again, completely

I accidentally spilled coffee all over my laptop and said oops when I realized the damage.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Oops! I left the lid off the ketchup.

Wiktionary

Oops, I did it again / I played with your heart, got lost in the game

Wiktionary

It's an oops, but one that's your fault, not your puppy's.

Wiktionary

Every plan and every activity has an “oops.” Oops, we forgot to..., oops, who was supposed to do that? We all have experienced “oopses”.

Wiktionary

Isn't she the same woman who works at Wings that you and Billy almost got arrested for helping her with her last little oops?

Wiktionary

Oops, my pen has run out of ink.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, oops is marked as colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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