oh noes
English
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Etymology 1
From oh no + -es (hypocoristic suffix).
Interjection
- (Internet slang) oh no
- 2010, Martin Grondin, “Teh Story ov Job”, in LOLcat Bible: In Teh Beginnin Ceiling Cat Maded Teh Skiez An Da Urfs N Stuffs, Ulysses Press, →ISBN, page 60:
- And Job wuz liek “Oh noes! Wut if cookies were sin? Gota prai, jus in caes.”
- 2017, Marian Keyes, The Break[1], Penguin, →ISBN:
- He shakes his head. ‘It's a present. Now calm down, it's time for work. Boardroom, Alastair and Amy.’
Oh, noes! It's the last Monday of the month, so it's our financial review. Where's my Nexium?
See also
Etymology 2
From oh no + -es (plural suffix).
Noun
- plural of oh no
- 1884, Rosa Nouchette Carey, Robert Ord's Atonement, page 216:
- And a sudden chorus of “Oh noes,” uttered ironically by the other boys, brought Aunt Belle on the tapis, with a stern admonition to be quiet.