Woop Woop

or woop woop

[ woop woop ]

noun

, Australian Slang: Disparaging.

1. an imaginary remote town or district symbolizing isolation and backwardness.

Woop Woop

/ ˈwuːp ˌwuːp /

noun

1. slang.
   a jocular name for any backward or remote town or district

Word History and Origins

Origin of Woop Woop¹

First recorded in 1925–30; jocular coinage mimicking placenames of Aboriginal origin

Example Sentences

You’ve been dreaming about that walk across the stage, your family and friends cheering you on — woop! woop! — the caps flung joyously in the air.

From New York Times

And three of the angels — woop, woop, woop — came up to me, and I felt love, protection and trust like I have never felt on Earth.

From New York Times

For the first two years I lived in Australia I thought Woop Woop was an actual town and would quietly wonder how it was that so many people lived there.

From BBC

The YouTube clip shows the car blasting out the line "Woop, woop, it's the sound of da police".

From BBC

Brands like Dirty Laundry, Woop Woop, Happy Camper, Hey Mambo, and FlipFlop certainly telegraph unpretentiousness, but seem more about pairing with moods than foods.

From BusinessWeek