Standard Lemma guide

whoops

intj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /wʊps/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /wuːps/
  • Received-Pronunciation: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /wʊps/
  • /ʍʊps/ without the wine–whine merger
  • Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /ʍʉps/
  • Northern-Ireland, Scotland: /wʉps/
  • rhymes with -ʊps
  • rhymes with -uːps
  • /wuːps/
  • /huːps/
  • CMU ARPABET: W UW1 P S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: HH W UW1 P S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Oops.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of whoop

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To vomit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

third-person singular simple present indicative of whoop

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Onomatopoetic.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.