oops
oops 7 [ʊps] [ʊps] [uːps] [uːps] exclamation
1. used when sb has almost had an accident, broken sth, etc.
• Oops! I almost spilled the wine.
2. used when you have done sth embarrassing, said sth rude by accident, told a secret, etc.
• Oops, I shouldn't have said that.
Word Origin:
[oops] natural exclamation: first recorded in English in the 1930s.
