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oops

[oops, oops] / ʊps, ups /


NOUN
ouch
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Mara contributed 14 points, with the 7-foot-3 center slamming down two alley oops.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2024

He’s the guy whose elbow just happens to be in the way of the pitch — oops — earning a free ticket to first base.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2023

The Yankees get a big oops in the chat.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022

It isn’t happenstance, an uncomfortable accident, that Rogan and his words ended up on Spotify’s platform, and now, oops, he just has to be dealt with.

From The Verge • Mar. 1, 2022

I look that way and oops, there’s Gene, doing his best impression of a fixated hyena or grizzly or something.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell