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

noun

1. make whoopee
   1. to engage in noisy merrymaking
   2. to make love

Word History and Origins

Origin of whoopee¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. make whoopee, Informal. to engage in uproarious merrymaking.

Example Sentences

Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor is listening to Louis Armstrong singing “Makin’ Whoopee” on her phone as I slide into a booth at a Telluride hotel restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times

Longley says that when he finishes a poem he celebrates with a dance - "whoopee, whoopee" - before calling his wife Edna to cast her critical gaze over his work for a bit of constructive feedback, adding: "Nine times out of 10 they're good suggestions."

From BBC

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

From Salon

“The Immaculate Reception? Tasteless? I pondered the matter for 15 seconds and cried out ‘Whoopee!’

From Washington Post

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.

From Washington Post