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oops

[oops, oops] / ʊps, ups /


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

From Seattle Times Dec. 8, 2022

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

But these are still the right goals to set — never to yell at a child, and never to treat an oops as a choice.

From Washington Post Nov. 10, 2021

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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