oop

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/ʊp/[ɤp]

interjection

Used to acknowledge a small mistake or accident.

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Meanings

oop1

interjection
  1. informalUsed to acknowledge a small mistake or accident.

    Synonyms: oops, oopsy

  2. informalUsed to indicate mild surprise or shock.

    "One day, she was in New York and she went to go out with Cherry because Cherry worked on Wall Street," the singer [Ed Sheeran] shared on Armchair Expert. "And then she was like, 'Oh Cherry Seaborn is in town, do you want to hang out?' I was like, 'Yes.'" Oop!

    2022 August 5, Gretty Garcia, “Everything We Know About Cherry Seaborn aka Ed Sheeran's Ultra-Cool Wife”, in Cosmopolitan

    Synonyms: oops

oop2

adverboop (not comparable)
  1. not comparablepronunciation spellingregionalPronunciation spelling of up.

OOP3

nounOOP (countable and uncountable, plural OOPs)

plural OOPs

  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of object-oriented programming.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablehobbiesInitialism of order of play (“the schedule of contests in a tennis event”).
  3. InternetabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of original original poster (“the creator of quoted material”).

    Everyone here is mocking OOP, but I think he has a point.

adjectiveOOP (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablemediaInitialism of out of print.
  2. abbreviationinitialismnot comparablecard gamesInitialism of out of position.
  3. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of out of pocket.
  4. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of out of process.
verbOOP (third-person singular simple present OOPs, present participle OOPing, simple past and past participle OOPed)

present singular third person OOPs · participle present OOPing · participle past OOPed · past OOPed

  1. informalcomputingTo use object-oriented programming for a task.

Synonyms & antonyms

interjectionUsed to acknowledge a small mistake or accident.

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interjectionUsed to indicate mild surprise or shock.

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Cite this entry
APA

oop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oop

MLA

“oop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oop. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oop,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oop.

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