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.
Also, whoop·ie.


Origin:
1875–80, Americanism; whoop + -ee of uncertain origin; cf. yippee

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whoopee
 
interj
1.  an exclamation of joy, excitement, etc
 
n
2.  make whoopee
 a.  to engage in noisy merrymaking
 b.  to make love

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Whoopee is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
Example sentences
Oh, we've dallied with the whoopee cq cushion, gone through the fake dog poo phase and toyed with the hand buzzer.
Whether you are intent on making money or making whoopee, you will have plenty of stamina for burning midnight oil.
He is a satirist with a heart, a moralist with a whoopee cushion, a cynic who wants to believe.
Another sugary treat here is whoopee pie: two chocolate cookies or cakes with white icing sandwiched in the middle.
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