uh-oh

See also: uh oh

English

Alternative forms

oh-oh
uh oh

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈʌʔoʊ/, [ˈʌ̆ʔ˦oʊ˨]
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈʌʔəʊ/, [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

An exclamation of error, concern, awareness of a problem, or surprise.
Uh-oh! I hope no one saw me do that.

Uh-oh! Someone should fix that before anyone gets hurt.

Related terms

Translations

exclamation

Esperanto: aĉ
Finnish: ohhoh, o-ou
Hindi: अरे (hi) (are)

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)

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