whoops
/wʊps/US/wʊps/
whoops interjection: oops. Also the plural of whoop.
Interjection
- Oops.
Verb
whoops (third-person singular simple present whoopses, present participle whoopsing, simple past and past participle whoopsed)
- To vomit.
- There are several people moaning in Tourist behind them, one stew had gone back with a handful of fresh airsick bags, and a man […] had whoopsed into his National Observer and had grinned apologetically at the stewardess who came to help him clean up.2023, Lucas Scott Mark, The Hitman
Also used as
whoops is also the plural of whoop.
whoops is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of whoop.
Examples of whoops in a sentence
- The crowds of geeks, tech writers and Apple observers received it with love, whoops and fandemonium.
- So if it was help Michael wanted, well, whoops, he was fresh out of luck.
- It is also an attempt to mix "whoops!-there-go-my-trousers" farce with the slick kitsch pop-art comedy.
Forms of whoops
| third-person singular present | whoopses |
|---|---|
| present participle | whoopsing |
| past participle | whoopsed |
| past | whoopsed |
Origin of whoops
Onomatopoetic.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Words formed from whoops
Phrases with whoops
Questions about whoops
- What does whoops mean?
- Whoops means oops.
- What part of speech is whoops?
- Whoops can be an interjection or a verb.
- How do you pronounce whoops?
- Whoops is pronounced /wʊps/ (UK).
Words near whoops in the dictionary
Source and license
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