ups

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English

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʌps/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌps

Noun

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ups

  1. plural of up
See also
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Verb

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ups

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of up

Etymology 2

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Interjection

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ups

  1. Misspelling of oops.

Anagrams

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Danish

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Interjection

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ups

  1. oops

Esperanto

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English oops, reinforced by English borrowings in various languages; compare Danish ups, Dutch oeps, Finnish ups, French oups, German ups, Polish ups, Russian упс (ups) etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ups]
  • Hyphenation: ups

Interjection

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ups

  1. oops

Usage notes

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Used mostly for small or unimportant mistakes. For mistakes of greater consequence, aĥ, ve, and fek (“crap, shit”) are more commonly used.

Finnish

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Etymology

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Variant of hups.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈups/, [ˈups̠]
  • Rhymes: -ups
  • Syllabification(key): ups

Interjection

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ups

  1. oops

Synonyms

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Further reading

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German

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ups

  1. oops
    Synonyms: huch, hoppla

Norwegian

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Interjection

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ups

  1. oops

Polish

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ups

  1. oops!

Further reading

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  • ups in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

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ups

  1. oops

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English oops.

Interjection

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ups

  1. oops

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈubs/ [ˈuβ̞s]
  • Rhymes: -ubs
  • Syllabification: ups

Interjection

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ups

  1. oops
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