noun
whoop
woop
noun
1
A loud shout of joy or excitement.
"A whoop went up from the crowd when the home team scored."
verb
1
To shout loudly in excitement or celebration.
"The kids whooped as the roller coaster crested the first hill."
How to Use Whoop
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA loud, joyful shout, or the act of making one.
Common pairings
whoop with joy
a whoop of delight
whoop it up
Word Forms
whooped past tense, whooped past tense, whoops plural, whoops singular, whoops singular
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Etymology
Traces back through Middle English forms like whopen and houpen, partly from an Old French word meaning "to shout" and partly from an Old English word for crying or wailing.