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whoops
[hwoops, hwoops, woops, woops]
interjection
(used to express surprise, mild embarrassment, etc., or as a casual apology.)
whoops
/ ʊ /
interjection
an exclamation of surprise, as when a person falls over, or of apology
Example Sentences
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.
“It would be surprising if they said, “Oh, yeah, you’re right, whoops.’
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.
If it was an applause line, it didn’t have the intended effect, eliciting a few “whoops” and sparse clapping.
“A french pole vaulter knocked the crossbar off with his pole...whoops,” one X user quipped.
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