whoop-de-do
Americannoun
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whoop-de-dos
plural
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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
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Twitter, the company, declined to comment on the whoop-de-do.
From New York Times ● Nov. 6, 2015
The Aviary, a 15-minute cab ride from Logan Square in the West Loop, is a whoop-de-do.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2013
“Well, whoop-de-do: The boss rewarded me for landing that big account by congratuplating me at Chipotle.”
From Washington Post
The U.S.S.R.'s ace front man, Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov, headed home from the U.N.'s tenth anniversary whoop-de-do in San Francisco.
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
Artificial whoop-de-dos have nothing in common with their natural cousins.
From Time Magazine Archive
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