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whoopee

American  
[hwoop-ee, woop-ee, hwoo-pee, woo-, hwoop-ee, woop-ee, hwoo-pee, woo-] / ˈʰwʊp i, ˈwʊp i, ˈʰwu pi, ˈwu-, ˈʰwʊpˈi, ˈwʊpˈi, ˈʰwuˈpi, ˈwu- /
Or whoopie

interjection

Informal.

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

idioms

  1. make whoopee, to engage in uproarious merrymaking.

whoopee British  

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. 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

Etymology

Origin of whoopee

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

Example Sentences

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KATHMANDU, Nepal—On the outskirts of Kathmandu, just as the city fades to fields, thousands of Nepalis stream into Whoopee Land.

From Slate • Aug. 29, 2016

And the Korean Cookies & Cream flavor includes Tahitian vanilla ice cream with Korean Choco pies between chocolate-covered Whoopee pie cookies.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2016

The program, “Makin’ Whoopee: Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn and the Jazz Age,” the first of five performances that ended Monday, celebrated the little-known songwriting team behind the 1928 musical “Whoopee.”

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2012

After all, in recent weeks he has emerged as the most popular noisemaker since the Whoopee cushion.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2011

"The will said, Sing in praise of this generous land. The will said, May God thy gold refine. America, Angela, America! Purple mountain majesties, Angela. Whoopee!"

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

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