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oops
oops [ ps, oops ]


interjection 
Definition:
 
used to acknowledge clumsiness: used as an exclamation on dropping something, bumping into somebody, or doing something in a clumsy or awkward manner ( informal )

[Mid-20th century. Natural exclamation]
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