• uh oh,uhoh
• oh-oh,oh oh
• ruh-roh(humorous)

• (Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key): /ˌʌˈəʊ/,[ˈʔʌ̆ʔ˦əʊ˨]
• (US)IPA^(key): /ˌʌˈoʊ/,[ˈʔʌ̆ʔ˦oʊ˨]

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• Both syllables are initiated withglottal stops, and the high-lowintonation of the syllables is distinctive.

uh-oh

1. (informal)Anexclamation oferror, concern, orawareness of a problem.

   Synonym:(humorous)uh-oh, Spaghetti-O

   Uh-oh! I made a mistake.

   • 2024 August 21, Philip Haigh, “Stranded trains: problems for passengers and operators”, inRAIL, number1016, page52:

     Uh-oh. I emerged from the Underground station at London King's Cross the other day to find a dense throng of people filling the main line station's concourse.

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