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whoop definition

whoop (hwo̵̅o̅p, wo̵̅o̅p, ho̵̅o̅p)

noun

a loud shout, cry, or noise; specif.,
  1. a shrill and prolonged cry, as of excitement, exultation, ferocity, etc.
  2. a hoot, as of an owl
  3. 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

  1. to utter with a whoop or whoops
  2. to drive, urge on, chase, bring about, etc. with whoops

Related Forms:

whoop Idioms

not worth a whoop

☆
Informal worth nothing at all

whoop it up

or whoop things up☆ Slang
  1. to create a noisy disturbance, as in celebrating
  2. 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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