uh-oh

uh-oh

See also: uh oh

English

Alternative forms

• oh-oh
• uh oh
• uhoh (rare)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈʌ.oʊ/, [ˈʌ̆ʔ˦oʊ˨]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʌ.əʊ/, [ˈʌ̆ʔ˦əʊ˨]

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• There is a glottal stop separating the two syllables, and the intonation of the syllables (high-low) is distinctive.

Interjection

uh-oh

1. An exclamation of error, concern, or awareness of a problem.

   Uh-oh! I made a mistake.

Synonyms

• uh-oh, Spaghetti-O

Related terms

• oh
• uh
• oops
• ruh-roh

Translations

exclamation

Esperanto: aĉ (eo) Finnish: ohhoh, o-ou French: oups (fr) Hindi: अरे (hi) (are) Swedish: hoppsan (sv), oj då Urdu: ارے‎ (are) Vietnamese: oài, ôi (vi), ôi trời đất, trời đất ơi, trời ơi (vi), ôi trời ơi, ôi giời ơi, ối trời ơi (vi)