whoopee cushion
whoopee cushion noun: an inflatable bag containing a valve at its neck that retains the air in the bag until pressure is put on it (usually by someone unintentionally sitting on it after it has been placed on a chair by someone else as a practical joke), when the air is expelled with a sound similar to that of someone farting (breaking wind).
Noun
whoopee cushion (plural whoopee cushions)
- An inflatable bag containing a valve at its neck that retains the air in the bag until pressure is put on it (usually by someone unintentionally sitting on it after it has been placed on a chair by someone else as a practical joke), when the air is expelled with a sound similar to that of someone farting (breaking wind).
Forms of whoopee cushion
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Questions about whoopee cushion
- What does whoopee cushion mean?
- Whoopee cushion means an inflatable bag containing a valve at its neck that retains the air in the bag until pressure is put on it (usually by someone unintentionally sitting on it after it has been placed on a chair by someone else as a practical joke), when the air is expelled with a sound similar to that of someone farting (breaking wind).
- What part of speech is whoopee cushion?
- Whoopee cushion is a noun.
- What is the plural of whoopee cushion?
- The plural of whoopee cushion is whoopee cushions.
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