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whoops

[ woops, woops, hwoops, hwoops ]

interjection

  1. (used to express surprise, mild embarrassment, etc., or as a casual apology.)


whoops

/ ʊ /

interjection

  1. an exclamation of surprise, as when a person falls over, or of apology
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of whoops1

whoop + -s as in oops
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The whoops were especially loud for editorial cartoons featuring Sanders and for screen grabs of headlines from across the country as his national profile rose.

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“It would be surprising if they said, “Oh, yeah, you’re right, whoops.’

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Joshua Meyrowitz stepped up to the stage at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood and announced himself to the crowd as “your fellow autistic,” spurring whoops and applause.

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If it was an applause line, it didn’t have the intended effect, eliciting a few “whoops” and sparse clapping.

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“A french pole vaulter knocked the crossbar off with his pole...whoops,” one X user quipped.

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