Citations:ruh-roh

English citations of ruh-roh

Interjection: "(humorous) alternative form of uh-oh" edit

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  • 2007, Robert Thompson & Barbara Fritchman Thompson, Building the Perfect PC, O'Reilly (2007), →ISBN, page 228:
    After we finished securing the motherboard, we planned to shoot an image of the rear I/O panel to show that none of the grounding tabs were obstructing ports. Ruh-roh. When we got down to shoot a close-up, we were surprised to see that both Gigabit Ethernet ports were obstructed, []
  • 2009, Sam Sifton, "Potlucky", The New York Times, 22 July 2009:
    Guests were meant to bring food inspired by Ephron’s career or by the woman herself. It was essentially high-stakes food charades. My draw was meatloaf. Ruh-roh.
  • 2010, Kathy Cano-Murillo, Waking Up in the Land of Glitter: A Crafty Chica Novel, Grand Central Publishing (2010), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
    Ruh-roh,” she mumbled as one of them snatched the Baggie from her hands.
  • 2010, Katie Finn, What's Your Status?, Point (2010), →ISBN, page 247:
    Ruh-roh,” I said. “Trouble in middle school paradise.”
  • 2010, Marley Gibson, Ghost Huntress: The Reason, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2010), →ISBN, page 102:
    In my head, I hear Emily gasp. You shouldn't have said that!
    Ruh-roh. Maybe not the right words.
  • 2010, Mary Roach, Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, W. W. Norton (2010), →ISBN, page 103:
    Ruh-roh. Have I endured two days of NASA safety orientation briefings for nothing?
  • 2011, Peter Meyers, Best iPad Apps: The Guide for Discriminating Downloaders, O'Reilly (2011), →ISBN, page 110:
    Toddler ready to make some art, but who suddenly spots that irresistible couch, just begging to be drawn on even though the concept of “no-no” is firmly lodged in said toddler's pea-brain head? Ruh-roh. Friend, you need yourself a virtual canvas on which your precious Picasso can splatter the messy fury of her art.
  • 2011, Kristan Higgins, Until There Was You, Harlequin (2011), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
    Ruh-roh, Posey thought. Something was about to hit the fan.
  • 2011, Lindsey Kelk, The Single Girl's To-Do List, Harper (2011), →ISBN, unnumbered page:
    Ruh-roh, that was a very serious face.
  • 2012, Roxanne St. Claire, Don't You Wish, Delacorte Press (2012), →ISBN, page 352:
    Missy makes a face. “Ruh-roh. He sounds mad."