uh-oh

See also: uh oh

English

Alternative forms

• oh-oh
• uh oh
• uhoh (rare)

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈʔʌ.ʔoʊ/, [ˈʔʌ̆ʔ˦oʊ˨]
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʔʌ.ʔəʊ/, [ˈʔʌ̆ʔ˦əʊ˨]

• Audio (General American):

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• Audio (Received Pronunciation):

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• Both syllables are initiated with glottal stops, and the intonation of the syllables (high-low) is distinctive.

Interjection

uh-oh

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

   Uh-oh! I made a mistake.

   • 2024 August 21, Philip Haigh, “Stranded trains: problems for passengers and operators”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 52:

     Uh-oh. I emerged from the Underground station at London King's Cross the other day to find a dense throng of people filling the main line station's concourse.

Synonyms

• uh-oh, Spaghetti-O

Related terms

• oh
• oops
• ruh-roh
• uh

 

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)