whoop-de-do
Americannoun
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lively and noisy festivities; merrymaking.
New Year's Eve whoop-de-do.
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heated discussion or debate, especially in public.
a whoop-de-do over the new tax bill.
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extravagant publicity or fanfare.
the whoop-de-do of a movie premiere.
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Etymology
Origin of whoop-de-do
An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; origin uncertain; see whoop
Example Sentences
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Twitter, the company, declined to comment on the whoop-de-do.
From New York Times • Nov. 6, 2015
During the Wrights’ grand, two-day welcome home whoop-de-do in Dayton, a New York Times reporter caught them sneaking off to work in their shop three times on the first day.
From New York Times • May 3, 2015
“Well, whoop-de-do: The boss rewarded me for landing that big account by congratuplating me at Chipotle.”
From Washington Post
King Michael of Rumania turned 26, quietly and privately at his hunting lodge, set himself for the loud and public whoop-de-do next week on his "name day," the Feast of Michael the Archangel.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is not patriotic whoop-de-do; it is carefully observed fact.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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