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Oops vs Hoops - What's the difference?

oops | hoops |

As an interjection oops

is acknowledging a minor mistake.

As an initialism OOPS

is object-oriented programming system.

As a noun hoops is

basketball.

As a verb hoops is

third-person singular of hoop.

oops

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • Acknowledging a minor mistake.
    • Oops ! I left the lid off the ketchup.
  • Used sarcastically to acknowledge a major mistake.
    • ''I just stepped on dog poo! Oops!
    Oops, I didn't see you there.
    Oops,... I locked my car keys inside the car.

    Synonyms

    * oopsy * uh-oh * whoops * whoops-a-daisy

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    hoops

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (US, in the plural) basketball
    • Let's shoot some hoops!

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (hoop)

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