oops-change

noun
UK /ˈuːps tʃeɪndʒ/
US /ˈups tʃeɪndʒ/

A quick change you make because you made a small mistake.

The baby needed an oops-change after spilling juice on her shirt.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A sudden change of plans made after realizing something was wrong.

Our picnic became an oops-change when it started raining, so we ate inside.

3. A small edit made to fix an error in writing or work.

The teacher made an oops-change to the spelling on the worksheet.

4. A last-minute swap of one thing for another because the first did not work.

The oops-change to the recipe used honey instead of sugar.