whoopee
Americaninterjection
idioms
interjection
noun
Etymology
Origin of whoopee
First recorded in 1875–80, whoop + -ee of uncertain origin; cf. yippee
Example Sentences
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Park handles this dark subject with all the delicacy of a whoopee cushion, aiming for outsized, slapstick laughs that will appeal to both Korean and international audiences.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2025
Fifteen-time “SNL” host Martin returned to the show this weekend to support his “Only Murders in the Building” co-star, Gomez, by appearing in a digital short about the inventor of the whoopee cushion.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2022
This seems like an idea generated almost exclusively for car enthusiasts Ford isn’t ready to go so far as to turn its vehicles into rolling whoopee cushions.
From The Verge ● May 6, 2022
“A poo-poo cushion is not the name of it! A whoopee cushion!”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2021
Also, the smallest scrub of trees, whoopee, way, way off in the distance, though you have to squinch your eyes to see them.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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