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- [noun hwoo p-ee, woo p-ee, hwoo-pee, woo-; interjection hwoo p-ee, woo p-ee, hwoo-pee, woo-]
- /noun ˈʰwʊp i, ˈwʊp i, ˈʰwu pi, ˈwu-; interjection ˈʰwʊpˈi, ˈwʊpˈi, ˈʰwuˈpi, ˈwu-/
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- [noun hwoo p-ee, woo p-ee, hwoo-pee, woo-; interjection hwoo p-ee, woo p-ee, hwoo-pee, woo-]
- /noun ˈʰwʊp i, ˈwʊp i, ˈʰwu pi, ˈwu-; interjection ˈʰwʊpˈi, ˈwʊpˈi, ˈʰwuˈpi, ˈwu-/
Definitions of whoopie word
- idioms whoopie make whoopee, to engage in uproarious merrymaking. 1
- noun whoopie Alternative spelling of whoopee. 1
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Origin of whoopie
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80, Americanism; whoop + -ee of uncertain origin; cf. yippee
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Parts of speech for Whoopie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
whoopie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
whoopie usage trend in Literature
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