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whoop-whoop

whoop-whoop noun: the sound of a police car siren.

Noun

whoop-whoop

  1. The sound of a police car siren.
    • I heard the distinct whoop-whoop of the police siren behind us.2014 October 28, Sol Stein, A Deniable Man, Untreed Reads, →ISBN, →OCLC
    • I can barely hear the whoop-whoop of the sheriff's siren.2019 March 22, Kate Jonez, Lady Bits, JournalStone, →ISBN, →OCLC

Origin of whoop-whoop

Onomatopoeic

Questions about whoop-whoop

What does whoop-whoop mean?
Whoop-whoop means the sound of a police car siren.
What part of speech is whoop-whoop?
Whoop-whoop is a noun.

Words near whoop-whoop in the dictionary

  1. whoop-dee-do
  2. whoop-dee-doo
  3. whoop-dee-doos
  4. whoop-up
  5. whoop-ups
  6. whoop-whoop
  7. whoopass
  8. whoopdee doo
  9. whooped
  10. whooped ass
  11. whooped it up

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