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ruh-roh

US/ˈɹʌʔˌɹoʊ/

ruh-roh is the alternative form of uh-oh.

Meaning of uh-oh

Interjection

  1. (informal) An exclamation of error, concern, or awareness of a problem.
    • Uh-oh! I made a mistake.

Origin of ruh-roh

First used by Astro on the cartoon The Jetsons and later by Scooby-Doo in the Scooby-Doo cartoon series; both characters are dogs who speak broken English with the insertion of many r's.

Questions about ruh-roh

What is ruh-roh the alternative form of?
Ruh-roh is the alternative form of uh-oh.
How do you pronounce ruh-roh?
Ruh-roh is pronounced /ˈɹʌʔˌɹoʊ/ (US).

Words near ruh-roh in the dictionary

  1. rugulosin
  2. rugulosins
  3. rugulovasin
  4. rugulovasins
  5. Rugvica
  6. ruh-roh
  7. Ruhe
  8. Ruhen
  9. Ruhenstroth
  10. Ruhes
  11. Ruhl

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ruh-roh (page history and authors); uh-oh (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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