whoop-de-do

[hoop-dee-doo, -doo, hoop-, hwoop-, hwoop-, woop-, woop-]

whoop-de-do

[hoop-dee-doo, -doo, hoop-, hwoop-, hwoop-, woop-, woop-]
noun, plural whoop-de-dos. Informal.
1.
lively and noisy festivities; merrymaking: New Year's Eve whoop-de-do.
2.
heated discussion or debate, especially in public: a whoop-de-do over the new tax bill.
3.
extravagant publicity or fanfare: the whoop-de-do of a movie premiere.
Also, whoop-de-doo.


Origin:
1935–40; origin uncertain; see whoop
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To whoop-de-do

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Whoop-de-do is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature