whoopee
/ʍupi/
whoopee interjection: a spontaneous expression of delight or joy.
Interjection
Verb
whoopee (third-person singular simple present whoopees, present participle whoopeeing, simple past and past participle whoopeed)
- To behave exuberantly; to make whoopee.
- "If the 'twenties," said the stage-hand, who was a politician, "had done a bit more thinking and a bit less whoopeeing, we mightn't be where we are today.1944, Pamel Hansford Johnson, The Trojan Brothers
whoopee meaning in Malay
whoopee in Malay
- spontaneous expression of delight or joy
- yahu
Examples of whoopee in a sentence
- The class put a whoopee cushion on the teacher's chair as a practical joke.
- I was making whoopee with Adrian when my dad came in. How embarrassing!
- Big whoopee doo,” she said, making a circle in the air with her index finger.
Forms of whoopee
| third-person singular present | whoopees |
|---|---|
| present participle | whoopeeing |
| past participle | whoopeed |
| past | whoopeed |
Phrases with whoopee
Words that rhyme with whoopee
Questions about whoopee
- What does whoopee mean?
- Whoopee means a spontaneous expression of delight or joy.
- What is whoopee in Malay?
- Whoopee in Malay is yahu. See Whoopee meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is whoopee?
- Whoopee can be an interjection or a verb.
- How do you pronounce whoopee?
- Whoopee is pronounced /ʍupi/.
Words near whoopee in the dictionary
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