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English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʌps/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌps

Noun

ups

  1. plural of up
See also

Verb

ups

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of up

Etymology 2

Interjection

ups

  1. Misspelling of oops.

Anagrams

Danish

Interjection

ups

  1. oops

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English oops, reinforced by English borrowings in various languages; compare Danish ups, Dutch oeps, Finnish ups, French oups, German ups, Polish ups, Russian упс (ups) etc.

Pronunciation

Interjection

ups

  1. oops

Usage notes

Used mostly for small or unimportant mistakes. For mistakes of greater consequence, , ve, and fek (crap, shit) are more commonly used.

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of hups.

Pronunciation

Interjection

ups

  1. oops

Synonyms

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

Interjection

ups

  1. oops
    Synonyms: huch, hoppla

Norwegian

Interjection

ups

  1. oops

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

Interjection

ups

  1. oops!

Further reading

  • ups in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Interjection

ups

  1. oops

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English oops.

Interjection

ups

  1. oops

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈubs/
  • Rhymes: -ubs
  • Syllabification: ups

Interjection

ups

  1. oops