See also: hoppla

German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Onomatopoeic; compare English hoopla and French houp-là; nominalisation of hoppla/hoppala.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɔpla/
  • Hyphenation: Hopp‧la

Noun

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Hoppla n (strong, genitive Hoppla or Hopplas, plural Hopplas)

  1. flub, fluff, lapse, oopsy, slip-up
    Da ist uns ein Hoppla passiert!We had a slip-up there!

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