whoopee

Or whoop·ie

[hwoop-ee, woop-ee, hwoo-pee, woo-, hwoop-ee, woop-ee, hwoo-pee, woo-]

interjection

Informal.

1. (used as a shout of exuberant joy.)

whoopee

interjection

1. an exclamation of joy, excitement, etc

noun

1. 1. to engage in noisy merrymaking

   2. to make love

Word History and Origins

Origin of whoopee¹

First recorded in 1875–80, whoop + -ee of uncertain origin; yippee

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. make whoopee, to engage in uproarious merrymaking.

Example Sentences

Comedians telling jokes about politicians, including the president, are as American as apple pie and the whoopee cushion — that is, until this year’s festival.

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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.

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It's a cringe-comedy cornucopia, overflowing with whoopee cushions, ghost tours gone wrong, sloppy steaks and Little Buff Boys.

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Hardly any of the characters — including, most inexcusably, the Devil herself — feel fleshed out, and the conflicts tend to sputter out with all the drama of a sat-upon whoopee cushion.

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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.

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Related Words

• celebration 
• distraction 
• enjoyment 
• joke 
• joy 
• laughter 
• pastime 
• pleasure 
• sport