whoops

English

Etymology 1

Onomatopoetic.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ʍʊps/, /ʍuːps/, /wʊps/
Audio (RP) (file)
(General American) IPA^(key): /ʍʊps/, /wʊps/
(without the wine–whine merger) IPA^(key): /ʍʊps/
Rhymes: -ʊps

Interjection

whoops

Oops.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From whoop +‎ -s.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wuːps/, /huːps/
Rhymes: -uːps

Noun

whoops

plural of whoop

Verb

whoops

third-person singular simple present indicative of whoop

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