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
Origin of whoop
Middle English houpen, to call, shout, echoic (or from uncertain or unknown; perhaps Old French houper, to call afar off, cry out) to utter, or move along with, a whoop or whoops
- to utter with a whoop or whoops
- to drive, urge on, chase, bring about, etc. with whoops
whoop Idioms
not worth a whoop
Informal worth nothing at all
whoop it up
Slang- to create a noisy disturbance, as in celebrating
- to create enthusiasm (for)
