# Oh Noes **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 11, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes/399632 "2007-04-11T13:53:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes/399632/1 "2007-04-11T13:53:20Z")
Could somone please explain to me the origin/meaning/joke behind this phrase? I’m seeing it all over the place. Apologies if this is the wrong forum. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes/399632/2 "2007-04-11T16:23:37Z")
I think this is more of a MPSIMS kind of thing, so off it goes. ---
**Author:** ![Aioua](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@Aioua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aioua)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes/399632/3 "2007-04-11T17:12:02Z")
Im not sure where it came from, but the correct spelling is _OHNOES 😮_ The 😮 smilie is obligitory. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes/399632/4 "2007-04-11T17:12:57Z")
Apollo? Okay, mebbe not. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes/399632/5 "2007-04-11T17:16:23Z")
When one Oh No! simply won’t do… ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes/399632/6 "2007-04-11T17:21:58Z")
I always hear the voice of Mr. Bill (the claymation guy (from SNL I think) that always gets squished) when I read that. I don’t know if that’s where it comes from or not. ---
**Author:** ![FlyingCowOfDoom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/flyingcowofdoom/32/21776_2.png) [@FlyingCowOfDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingCowOfDoom)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes/399632/7 "2007-04-11T17:39:08Z")
Taken from Urban Dictionary: [Oh Noes](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=oh+noes) > [@](#): > > Used when something that happens that is the worstest thing that could ever happen, seemingly. > > When Darth Vader tells Luke Skywalker he is his Father. > > Darth: “Luke, I am your father!” > Luke: “Oh Noes!” –FCOD ---
**Author:** ![DustyButt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc348/32.png) [@DustyButt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DustyButt)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes/399632/8 "2007-04-11T17:49:32Z")
[QUOTE=FlyingCowOfDoom] Taken from Urban Dictionary: [Oh Noes](http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=oh+noes) [/QUOTE] Yerp, Thats what I got from “Oh Noes!” Explanation… If everyone reads an unfortunate story at the end they would all yell… OH NO! You would then be in the act of hearing a chorus of …OH NOES! I think it’s pretty funny when a single person says, “Oh Noes!” when hearing bad news while with other people. BOSS: You will all continue to work until **I** get tired! BWAH HA HA HA! WORKER: (all the way at the back of the office) oh noes!!! ---
**Author:** ![zelie\_zelerton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/59ef9b/32.png) [@zelie\_zelerton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zelie_zelerton)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes/399632/9 "2007-04-11T18:54:22Z")
And upon waking up one morning and realising I had overslept I discovered that the phrase ‘Uh ohs!’ also has its uses. 🙂 Again, because one ‘oh’ simply wasn’t enough. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes/399632/10 "2007-04-11T19:18:22Z")
I don’t know where it came from, but when I read it, I always hear it in Edie McClurg’s voice. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-noes/399632/11 "2007-04-11T21:22:13Z")
In the kids’ _I Love Toy Trains_ videos, a growly-voiced guy says this every time a train falls off the track or goes crashing through a wall. “Oh no!” It’s become a catchphrase in our family.