Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oop

/ʊp/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: oop
IPA: /ʊp/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of object-oriented programming.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of order of play (“the schedule of contests in a tennis event”).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of original original poster (“the creator of quoted material”).

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Initialism of out of print.

adj

Initialism of out of position.

adj

Abbreviation of out of pocket.

adj

Abbreviation of out of process.

verb

To use object-oriented programming for a task.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Everyone here is mocking OOP, but I think he has a point."
""One day, she was in New York and she went to go out with Cherry because Cherry worked on Wall Street," the singer [Ed Sheeran] shared on Armchair Expert. "And then she was like, 'Oh Cherry Seaborn is in town, do you want to hang out?' I was like, 'Yes.'" Oop!"

Usage

Inflected Forms

OOPs (plural) OOPs (present, singular) OOPing (participle, present) OOPed (participle, past) OOPed (past)

Phrases

alley oop and I oop ay oop

Frequently Paired Words

OP alley oop and I oop ay oop

Synonyms

oops oopsy

Rhymes With

group loop soup troop scoop poop hoop coop snoop coupe troupe whoop

Questions

How do you pronounce oop?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʊp/.
What does oop mean?: Initialism of object-oriented programming.

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