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oh noes

oh noes interjection: oh no. Also the plural of oh no.

Interjection

oh noes

  1. (Internet) oh no
    • And Job wuz liek “Oh noes! Wut if cookies were sin? Gota prai, jus in caes.”2010, Martin Grondin, “Teh Story ov Job”, in LOLcat Bible: In Teh Beginnin Ceiling Cat Maded Teh Skiez An Da Urfs N Stuffs, Ulysses Press, →ISBN, page 60
    • He shakes his head. ‘It's a present. Now calm down, it's time for work. Boardroom, Alastair and Amy.’
      Oh, noes! It's the last Monday of the month, so it's our financial review. Where's my Nexium?2017, Marian Keyes, The Break, Penguin, →ISBN

Also used as

oh noes is also the plural of oh no.

Origin of oh noes

From oh no + es (hypocoristic suffix).

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Questions about oh noes

What does oh noes mean?
Oh noes means oh no.
What part of speech is oh noes?
Oh noes is an interjection.

Words near oh noes in the dictionary

  1. oh my Lord
  2. oh my stars
  3. oh my word
  4. oh my Zeus
  5. oh no
  6. oh noes
  7. oh oh
  8. oh really
  9. oh shittings
  10. oh snap
  11. oh so

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