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View synonyms for whoopee

whoopee

or whoop·ie

[ noun hwoop-ee, woop-ee, hwoo-pee, woo-; interjection 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. make whoopee
    1. to engage in noisy merrymaking
    2. to make love
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of whoopee1

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

Idioms
  1. make whoopee, Informal. to engage in uproarious merrymaking.
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Example Sentences

If I'm going to have an affair, I'm going to have an affair, whether it's in the papers or not, whoopee.

Of course, old Nat didn't care a whoopee about getting the list perfect, and my boy may be right on that dun cow.

Whoopee, didn't I tell you that Santa Claus would come all right!

This is no Texas feet shampetter,' says I, 'where you eat chili-concarne-con-huevos and then holler "Whoopee!"

Whoopee ti yi, git along, little dogies;It's my misfortune and none of your own.

A wild shout from Dot Crowley, followed by a chorus of "Whoopee!"

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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