Query: Origin of "oops"

Cohen, Gerald Leonard gcohen at UMR.EDU
Tue Mar 15 02:32:52 UTC 2005


One of my Etymology students today asked me about the origin of "oops."
Supposedly this is a natural exclamation, but are we sure of this?  Are there any articles on the origin of interjections such as "oops"? And what in the world is going on with "oops-a-daisy"?

Gerald Cohen



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