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yoops

yoops is the plural of yoop.

Meaning of yoop

Noun

yoop (plural yoops)

  1. (rare) A sobbing sound.
    • All the servants were there in the hall — all the dear friends — all the young ladies — the dancing-master who had just arrived; and there was such a scuffling, and hugging, and kissing, and crying, with the hysterical yoops of Miss Swartz […]1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair

Questions about yoops

What is yoops the plural of?
Yoops is the plural of yoop.

Words near yoops in the dictionary

  1. yoong
  2. yoons
  3. yoop
  4. yooper
  5. yoopers
  6. yoops
  7. Yoos
  8. yoot
  9. yoots
  10. yoozh
  11. yoozhe

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