oop
English
Etymology 1
Interjection
oop
- (informal) Used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident.
- (informal) Used to indicate mild surprise or shock.
- Synonym: oops
- 2022 August 5, Gretty Garcia, “Everything We Know About Cherry Seaborn aka Ed Sheeran's Ultra-Cool Wife”, in Cosmopolitan[1]:
- "One day, she was in New York and she went to go out with Cherry because Cherry worked on Wall Street," the singer [Ed Sheeran] shared on Armchair Expert. "And then she was like, 'Oh Cherry Seaborn is in town, do you want to hang out?' I was like, 'Yes.'" Oop!
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊp/, [ɤp]
Adverb
oop (not comparable)
- (regional) Pronunciation spelling of up.
See also
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Alternative forms
- oep (Western Cape)
Etymology
From Dutch open, from Middle Dutch ōpen, from Old Dutch opan, from Proto-Germanic *upanaz. The monosyllabic form was either backformed from the attributive one or it shows sporadic apocope (cf. saam).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʊə̯p/
Adjective
oop (attributive ope, comparative oper, superlative oopste)