Definition of "oops" []

• Used to express acknowledgement of a minor accident, blunder, or mistake. (interjection)

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• "Posting a false rumor, then saying "oops," is less than mature, and less than responsible."
• "In what might be described as an "oops" moment, the administration said it was delaying the arms sale until the Bassiouni commission report was released and it had had a chance to review the report."
• "Log in to Reply oops is right. to say nothing of my withdrawal issues when I couldn't get my TIME fix. grandsophy"