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uh-oh, Spaghetti-O

uh-oh, Spaghetti-O interjection: uh-oh.

Interjection

  1. (US, humorous) Uh-oh.
    • "Uh-oh, spaghetti-o!" She retreated a couple of steps. "Guess I'm in for it now."1987, Ellen Frye, Look under the hawthorn
    • Mary clucked, "Uh-oh, spaghetti-o." I raced to the bathroom door, kicked it open . . . and stopped dead in my tracks. Ai, talk about squalid scenes!2001, John Treadwell Nichols, The voice of the butterfly

Origin of uh-oh, Spaghetti-O

Advertising campaign for SpaghettiOs, an American brand of canned spaghetti rings.

Questions about uh-oh, Spaghetti-O

What does uh-oh, Spaghetti-O mean?
Uh-oh, Spaghetti-O means uh-oh.
What part of speech is uh-oh, Spaghetti-O?
Uh-oh, Spaghetti-O is an interjection.

Words near uh-oh, Spaghetti-O in the dictionary

  1. uh huh
  2. uh oh
  3. uh uh
  4. uh-huh
  5. uh-oh
  6. uh-oh, Spaghetti-O
  7. uh-uh
  8. uhadi
  9. uhaloa
  10. UHart
  11. UHB

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