whoop it up
To have a great time; to party or revel whole-heartedly or noisily.
They all went out to whoop it up on his 21st birthday.
whoop
/wuːp/
verb 6noun 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
big, great, mixed
VERB + WHOOP
can't, commenced, contain, let
WHOOP + NOUN
ass, crane, moan, victory
PREP.
out, up, with
Definitions
noun
1
A loud, eager cry, usually of joy.
Mixed with the whoop of the crane and the roar of the grim alligator.
[A] great whoop of victory sounded as finally they carried the fish up the beach.
2
A gasp, characteristic of whooping cough.
3
A bump on a racetrack.
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The key to jamming through the whoops is to keep your weight to the back of the quad […] and keep the front wheels high […]
verb
1
To make a whoop.
each whooping with a merry shout
When naught was heard but now and then the howl / Of some vile cur, or whooping of the owl.
2
To shout, to yell.
I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth and roared “Hi!” and “Hello!” like the bull of Bashan.
3
To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in whooping cough.
4
To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.
And suffered me by the voice of slaves to be / Whooped out of Rome.
verb
1
To beat, to strike.
2
To defeat thoroughly.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — cough spasmodically
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
open a can of whoop ass
A good-humored threat of physical harm.
I'm gonna open up a can of whoop-ass on ya.
whoop ass
To beat or strike.
Back in the day, he turned over some tables when he found out thieves were in God's temple and that's what we're doing now, turning over some tables 'cause we found a violator of t
Example Bank
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Mixed with the whoop of the crane and the roar of the grim alligator.
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[A] great whoop of victory sounded as finally they carried the fish up the beach.
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Lavender Hearts has often been stopped by the presence of some wild woman who just can't contain her whoop or moan. Now that's community!
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each whooping with a merry shout
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When naught was heard but now and then the howl / Of some vile cur, or whooping of the owl.
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I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!” at the top of my lungs. […] The Colonel woke up, and, after asking what in brimstone was the matter, opened his mouth
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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In some senses, whoop is marked as obsolete, informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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