whoop
whoop definition
whoop (hwo̵̅o̅p, wo̵̅o̅p, ho̵̅o̅p)
noun
a loud shout, cry, or noise; specif.,
- a shrill and prolonged cry, as of excitement, exultation, ferocity, etc.
- a hoot, as of an owl
- the gasping sound marking the convulsive intake of air that immediately follows a fit of coughing in whooping cough
Etymology: ME houpen, to call, shout, echoic (or < ? OFr houper, to call afar off, cry out)
intransitive verb
to utter, or move along with, a whoop or whoops
transitive verb
- to utter with a whoop or whoops
- to drive, urge on, chase, bring about, etc. with whoops
Related Forms:
- whooper whoop′er noun
whoop Idioms
not worth a whoop
☆Informal worth nothing at all
whoop it up
or whoop things up☆ Slang- to create a noisy disturbance, as in celebrating
- to create enthusiasm (for)
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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