uh-oh, Spaghetti-O

interjection

Uh-oh.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. UShumorousUh-oh.

    Uh-oh, Spaghetti-ohs. You sunk my battleship. But wait!

    2005, Erik Grayson, A mind of summer: post-punk dispatches from a post-structuralist world
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    "Uh-oh, spaghetti-o!" She retreated a couple of steps. "Guess I'm in for it now."

    1987, Ellen Frye, Look under the hawthorn

    Mary clucked, "Uh-oh, spaghetti-o." I raced to the bathroom door, kicked it open . . . and stopped dead in my tracks. Ai, talk about squalid scenes!

    2001, John Treadwell Nichols, The voice of the butterfly

    Uh oh, Spaghetti-O. We exchange places. Bobby walks up to the pole, bends over, sets himself, and gets a good grip.

    2006, Jack Myers, Row House Blues

Synonyms & antonyms

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uh-oh

Origin

Advertising campaign for SpaghettiOs, an American brand of canned spaghetti rings.

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APA

uh-oh, Spaghetti-O. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uh-oh%2C%20Spaghetti-O

MLA

“uh-oh, Spaghetti-O.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uh-oh%2C%20Spaghetti-O. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uh-oh, Spaghetti-O,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uh-oh%2C%20Spaghetti-O.

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