ups
See also: UPS
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ups
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ups
- third-person singular simple present indicative of up
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ups
- Misspelling of oops.
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from English oops, reinforced by English borrowings in various languages; compare Danish ups, Dutch oeps, Finnish ups, French oups, German ups, Polish ups, Russian упс (ups) etc.
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ups
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Used mostly for small or unimportant mistakes. For mistakes of greater consequence, aĥ, ve, and fek (“crap, shit”) are more commonly used.
Finnish edit
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Variant of hups.
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ups
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- “ups”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
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Audio: (file)
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- oops!
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- ups in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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