oh, dip

interjection

An expression of mild surprise or annoyance.

Meanings

interjection
  1. slangAn expression of mild surprise or annoyance.

    "Oh, dip. You got nothing? You let me down, yo."

    2016, R. M. Scorpio, Junction Boulevard: A Novel, →ISBN, page 220
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    I was in the middle of research in support of my hypothesis that the age of any child can be determined almost to the hour and minute if one knows what the child's favorite word is for expressing revulsion. Any kid who says, "Oh, dip!" is certainly 9.

    [1987 January 5, “In Person”, in Newsday, volume 47, number 122, Melville, N.Y.: Newsday Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 98

    "Look at your pretty face," the girl continued. "I love your little blue eyes, mister, and your big fat smile—oh, dip! If you lost some weight, you could be one of those fat movie stars."

    2006, Gary Shteyngart, Absurdistan, London: Granta Books, →ISBN, page 31

    "Son! Isn't that gay dude your cousin?" Sean asked me. / I manned up and told him, "Yes." / Oh dip! No, I didn't. I was too embarrassed I had a gay cousin.

    2010, Torrey Maldonado, Secret Saturdays, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, →ISBN, page 192

    Oh, dip! I get it! It's like, I knew this girl Sheila. She was a black market alligator dealer with a pierced jawbone.

    2016 October 6, “Category 55 Emergency Doomsday Crisis”, in The Good Place, season 1, episode 5, spoken by Jason Mendoza (Manny Jacinto)

    Oh, dip! I got Rosa to feel her feelings too? Inadvertent Gina Moment. Two for one.

    2019 January 31, “Four Movements”, in Brooklyn Nine-Nine, season 6, episode 4, spoken by Gina Linetti (Chelsea Peretti)
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