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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

"I'm a ghostwriter and I honestly enjoy it that way!!!" wrote the singer, known for hits including Baby One More Time, Oops!...

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2024

Oops I think I just got myself suspended.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023

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

From Salon • Aug. 11, 2023

Oops, I hadn't greeted her first and asked how she was doing.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English




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