Where does “oops” come from?

oops (English) comes from English whoops, from English whoops-a-daisy — Used to acknowledge a mistake.

oops (English): Acknowledging a mistake; A minor mistake or...

Definitions

  1. Acknowledging a mistake; A minor mistake or...

Ancestry of “oops”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhoopsOops; plural of whoop; Third-person singular...
2Englishwhoops-a-daisyUsed to acknowledge a mistake

Words derived from “oops”

Every word from English whoops-a-daisy →Every word from English whoops →