Definitions For Oop

Verb

oopses , oopsing , oopsed (intransitive, colloquial) To make a mistake; to blunder.

Translations

to blunder, blunder

Noun

OOPS (plural oopses or oops) A minor mistake or unforseen difficulty.

Interjection

{{en-interj}} (colloquial) {{ngd, Acknowledging a mistake.}} : Synonym: oopsy, uh-oh, whoops, whoops-a-daisy : {{ux, en, Oops! I left the lid off the ketchup.}}

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 哎呀, tr=āiyā, āiyá, sc=Hani Czech: jejda Danish: ups, hovsa Dutch: oeps, oei, ai, amaai {{qualifier, Belgian Dutch expression}} Esperanto: oj Finnish: ups, oho, hups, upsista, hupsis, hupsista French: oups, houp! Georgian: უი, sc=Geor, ვაი, sc=Geor, უფს, sc=Geor German: ups, huch, hoppla Greek: ουπς Hebrew: אוּפְּס, tr=ups Hungarian: hoppá, hopp, ajjaj Icelandic: úps, æ, obbosí Indonesian: ups Italian: ups, ops Japanese: おっと, tr=otto, sc=Jpan, しまった (shimatta, sc=Jpan), あら, tr=ara, sc=Jpan, おや, tr=oya, sc=Jpan, あらら (arara) Korean: 아차 Malay: oop Navajo: yíh, wah, waháá Polish: oj, ups Portuguese: opa, ops Russian: ой, упс {{qualifier, neologism}}, ох Serbo-Croatian: ups, jao, {{qualifier, slang, from english "shit"}} šit, ajoj, joj Spanish: ops, ups Swedish: hoppsan Tagalog: ay Dutch: oeps, oei Finnish: ups, oho Hungarian: hoppáka Japanese: おっと, tr=otto, sc=Jpan, あら, tr=ara, sc=Jpan Malay: oop Polish: oj, ups Russian: ой, упс {{qualifier, neologism}} Spanish: oh oh {{checktrans-top}} German: {{t+check, de, hoppla}}, {{t-check, de, upps}} Italian: {{t-check, it, ops}} Swedish: {{t+check, sv, oj}}, {{t+check, sv, hoppsan}} Turkish: {{t+check, tr, ay}}

Etymology

A presumably 'natural' exclamation, attested in writing since 1921. Related to or a variation of whoops (itself attested since 1933). A shortening of whoops-a-daisy, whoopsie-daisy, or oops-a-daisy, which in turn is a mispronunciation of ups-a-daisy or upsy-daisy.