war whoop

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawr hoop, hoo p]
- /wɔr hup, hʊp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wawr hoop, hoo p]
- /wɔr hup, hʊp/

Definitions of war whoop words

noun war whoop a yell uttered in making an attack: the war whoop of the American Indian. 1
noun war whoop the yell or howl uttered, esp by North American Indians, while making an attack 0
noun war whoop a loud shout or yell uttered, as by North American Indians, on going into battle, etc. 0
noun war whoop in war a yell to fight. 0

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Origin of war whoop

First appearance:

before 1705

One of the 50% oldest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1705-15

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Parts of speech for War whoop

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of War whoop

war whoop popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

war whoop usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for war whoop

noun war whoop

banzai — a patriotic cheer, battle cry, or salutation
battle cry — A battle cry is a phrase that is used to encourage people to support a particular cause or campaign.

All 2 Synonyms of war whoop