variant of oops
—used to express surprise or distress or to say in a mild way that you are sorry about having done or said something wrong
Someone stumbled and said, "Oops!"—Joseph Wambaugh
… Conner grinned and said, "Oops, I shouldn't have said that" …—Christopher Clarey
She wants to get married on the beach and, whoops, forgot that beaches are covered with seaweed.—Sarah Miller
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“Whoops.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whoops. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.
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