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oops

[oops, oops] / ʊps, ups /


NOUN
ouch
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Plunging 12 stories in a building atrium, though, is just another bruising day on the job for Colt until, oops, he nearly goes splat.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

Just like the girl you thought was your soulmate but, oops, she was just playing with your heart and got lost in the game.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2023

BTS stepped aside, and so did Serena Williams, and Tom Brady too — oops, scratch that.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 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




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