oo-er
/uːˈəː
/exclamation
Expressing surprise or alarm.I've been spending a lot of time on there and I think some of it has rubbed off (oo-er!)....
- I'm trying to persuade Truth Decay to get back together for a gig so we can play with them (oo-er!).
- Believe me, she has three strapping lads, all in their mid twenties, much bigger than I am and none of them dare to give their mum any lip (Rather like the Krays - oo-er).
Origin
Early 20th century: from the interjections ooh and er.
- non-comedogenic
- non-commercial
- non-commissioned
- non-commission officer
- non-committal
- non-committalism
- non-committally
- non-communicable
- non-communicant
- noncommunicating
- non-communicative
- non-communion
- non-communist
- non-commutative
- non-commutativity
- noncompact
- non-compearance
- non-compete
- non-competitive
- non-complex
- non-compliance
- non-compliant
- non-complying
- non compos
- non compos mentis