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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 89.177.103.71 (talk) at 21:31, 28 April 2013 (→Glottal stop and 1971?: new section). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

In creating my disambituation page, this information about "Uh Oh" as an expression had to be left out. Could it be somehow incorporated into the already existing page??

Uh Oh is most commonly an interjection:
An exclamation of error, concern, awareness of a problem, or surprise.

Examples:
 * "Uh-oh! I hope no one saw me do that."
 * "Uh-oh! Someone should fix that before anyone gets hurt."

Glottal stop and 1971?

This page claims that uh-oh is one of the few words in English that uses a glottal stop. This is not true as stated, since "English" is an English word which uses a glottal stop.

According to Webster's online dictionary, the expression "uh-oh" first appears in English around 1971. I find this hard to believe, and I don't know how to verify it. Does anyone have more information about this?

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