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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; yippee

Example Sentences

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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.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

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.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2022

This seems like an idea generated almost exclusively for car enthusiasts Ford isn’t ready to go so far as to turn its vehicles into rolling whoopee cushions.

From The Verge • May 6, 2022

Either toss a banana peel down the aisle as the president walks in, slip a whoopee cushion under the vice president’s seat, or sit quietly and watch the speech.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2022

Also, the smallest scrub of trees, whoopee, way, way off in the distance, though you have to squinch your eyes to see them.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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