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oops

[oops, oops] / ʊps, ups /


NOUN
ouch
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We have the majority deciding in advance: Oops, we think Texas is going to win in the end.

From Slate • Dec. 5, 2025

"Oops, when I waived the conflict there was something the lawyer failed to tell me."

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2023

Oops, it was just a misunderstanding: ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ alum Kim Zolciak-Biermann won’t see her home sold at auction over a loan default.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2023

Following the album he supported Britney Spears on the Oops!...

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2023

Oops, I forgot I wasn’t supposed to call the band men sir.

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis




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