whoop it up
Idioms-
Also, make whoopee . Celebrate noisily, as in After exams they decided to whoop it up at their apartment , or Down in the basement the residents were making whoopee . The variant may be dying out. [ Slang ; late 1800s]
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Arouse enthusiasm, especially politically, as in The volunteers' job is to whoop it up for the candidate . [ Slang ; late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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With a prospect like that on the horizon, why did I need to be picking fights with the newspaper that had granted me leave to go and whoop it up for a year?
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2020
Lively groups — of different genders, races and ages — whoop it up for all sorts of special occasions, from birthdays to bachelorettes to divorces.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2018
At the Golden Globes afterparties, hoi polloi who aren’t invited to the ceremony descend by the thousands on the Beverly Hilton to whoop it up and stalk celebrities.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2017
Last year’s No. 1 city for singles still knows how to whoop it up, ranking at the top of the survey for festivals, bars, and wild weekends.
From Time ● Jan. 28, 2015
"Imagination is a great thing, mebbe; but next time be sure of your game before you whoop it up so."
From The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island or Marooned Among the Game-fish Poachers by Carter, Herbert
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