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whoopee-do

whoopee-do is the alternative spelling of whoop-de-doo.

Noun

whoopee-do (plural whoopee-dos)

  1. Commotion
    • “Yeah, but what's the big whoopee-do about that?”1991, Sue Grafton -, G is for Gumshoe, →ISBN
  2. Event marked by excitement
    • Warming up with a Streak for God, they hit every Sunday service possible, from Bob Condum's evangelical whoopee-do (nailed by a girl with beautiful waist-length strawberry hair who galloped through the noxious tent just as two dozen of Bob's peroxide blond minrobed Saviourettes were garnisheeing...2013, John Nichols, The Nirvana Blues: A Novel, →ISBN, page 10

Meaning of whoop-de-doo

Interjection

  1. Exclamation indicating (now often sarcastic) excitement or enthusiasm.
    • 'Whoop-de-doo!', yelled a surprised Conrad as the large engine ignited in front of them. That's the biggest thrill of my life.'2001, David J. Shayler, Gemini

See all 6 meanings of whoop-de-doo

Forms of whoopee-do

Noun
pluralwhoopee-dos
Adjective
comparativemore whoopee-do
superlativemost whoopee-do

Questions about whoopee-do

What does whoopee-do mean?
Whoopee-do means commotion.
What is whoopee-do the alternative spelling of?
Whoopee-do is the alternative spelling of whoop-de-doo.
What part of speech is whoopee-do?
Whoopee-do is a noun.
What is the plural of whoopee-do?
The plural of whoopee-do is whoopee-dos.

Words near whoopee-do in the dictionary

  1. whoopee doo
  2. whoopee doos
  3. whoopee dos
  4. whoopee pie
  5. whoopee pies
  6. whoopee-do
  7. whoopee-doo
  8. whoopee-doos
  9. whoopee-dos
  10. whoopeed
  11. whoopeedoo

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