whoop-de-doo
/ˌwʊptiˈduː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
Exclamation indicating (now often sarcastic) excitement or enthusiasm.
adj
Causing or marked by excitement, enthusiasm, or showiness.
Example Sentences
- "'Whoop-de-doo!', yelled a surprised Conrad as the large engine ignited in front of them. That's the biggest thrill of my life.'"
- "It felt like Daddy might come waltzing into the room any minute, look around at all the food and people, and say, "Whoop-de-doo! What a party!""
- "Piscops are appalled by whoop-dee-doo gospel selections like "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" and "Brighten the Corner Where You Are.""
- "[…] they presuppose not only disposable income but a commitment to affluence that insures the ultimate banality of the CD'S concrète-naif sound effects and whoop-de-doo chord changes."
- "And, without any dramatic whoop-de-doo at the close of this song, he merely restates his simple, sentimental first phrase."
- "We had to see what the whoop-dee-doo was all about, these crowds of Catholics trekking here for hundreds of years."