I like lazy words. Lazy words are words created to either save you the time of using too many syllables while speaking or to blame something else for your mistake.

Probably my favorite lazy word is “OOPS.” This is a word only used when we drop something, spill something or make a mistake, usually a big one.

When I set something down and it drops to the floor ... oops gets a call. Oops in that instance is blaming gravity for the mistake.

Oops it fell, don’t blame me, blame gravity.

That’s what oops stands for; it's an acronym for ...   more »