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whoops, there go my trousers

Syllables: whoops, there go my trou·sersUK/ˈʍʊps ðɛː ˈɡəʊ maɪ ˈtɹaʊzəz//ˈwʊps ðɛɚ ˈɡoʊ maɪ ˈtɹaʊzɚz/

whoops, there go my trousers phrase: used to describe a genre of farcical theatre plays.

Phrase

whoops, there go my trousers

  1. Used to describe a genre of farcical theatre plays.
    • Four Rooms is the latest attempt to combine multiple directors' skits into one film. It is also an attempt to mix "whoops!-there-go-my-trousers" farce with the slick kitsch pop-art comedy.1995 December 29, Chris Wright, “Four Rooms [TV review]”, in The Boston Phoenix, Boston, Mass.: Boston Phoenix, →OCLC, section 3, page 19
    • But what's this? A play about a Carry On film by Terry "Whoops, There Go My Trousers" Johnson, the man responsible for the National's revival of The London Cuckolds, an 18th-century version of Run For Your Wife?1998 June 13, “Carry on up the National”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, weekend edition, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10, column 1

Origin of whoops, there go my trousers

A reference to a gag in slapstick comedy theatre plays where a character’s trousers fall to the ground, exposing his underwear, to elicit laughs from the audience.

Questions about whoops, there go my trousers

What does whoops, there go my trousers mean?
Whoops, there go my trousers means used to describe a genre of farcical theatre plays.
What part of speech is whoops, there go my trousers?
Whoops, there go my trousers is a phrase.
How do you pronounce whoops, there go my trousers?
Whoops, there go my trousers is pronounced /ˈʍʊps ðɛː ˈɡəʊ maɪ ˈtɹaʊzəz/ (UK).

Words near whoops, there go my trousers in the dictionary

  1. whooplas
  2. whooplike
  3. whoops
  4. whoops ass
  5. whoops it up
  6. whoops, there go my trousers
  7. whoops-a-daisy
  8. whoopsadaisy
  9. whoopsed
  10. whoopses
  11. whoopsie

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