make whoopee

[n. hwoop-ee, woop-ee, hwoo-pee, woo-; interj. hwoop-ee, woop-ee, hwoo-pee, woo-]

whoop·ee

[n. hwoop-ee, woop-ee, hwoo-pee, woo-; interj. hwoop-ee, woop-ee, hwoo-pee, woo-] Informal.
interjection
1.
(used as a shout of exuberant joy.)
2.
make whoopee, to engage in uproarious merrymaking.

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Make whoopee is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Also, whoop·ie.


Origin:
1875–80, Americanism; whoop + -ee of uncertain origin; compare yippee
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make whoopee

see whoop it up.

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