# whoop-de-doo
## English
### Alternative forms

* whoop de do
* whoop-de-do
* whoop de doo
* whoop dee doo
* whoop-dee-doo
* whoopee do
* whoopee-do
* whoopee doo
* whoopee-doo
* whoopty doo
* whoopy-do
* whoopy do
* whoopy doo
* whoopy-doo
* woopty-do
* woopty doo
* woopy do
* woopy-doo
* woopy doo

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌwʊptiˈduː/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (Southern England (sarcastic sounding)):(file)

### Interjection

whoop-de-doo
* Exclamation indicating (now often sarcastic) excitement or enthusiasm.
** 2001, David J. Shayler, Gemini:'Whoop-de-doo!', yelled a surprised Conrad as the large engine ignited in front of them. That's the biggest thrill of my life.'
** 2001, Pamela Walker, Pray Hard, →ISBN, page 29: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!"

### Adjective

whoop-de-doo (comparative more whoop-de-doo, superlative most whoop-de-doo)
* Causing or marked by excitement, enthusiasm, or showiness.
** 1996, Florence King, The Florence King Reader:Piscops are appalled by whoop-dee-doo gospel selections like "Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam" and "Brighten the Corner Where You Are."
** 2000, Robert Christgau, Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s:[…] 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.

### Noun

whoop-de-doo (plural whoop-de-doos)
* A commotion or frenzy of activity or excitement.
** 1972, Alec Wilder, American Popular Song: The Great Innovators, 1900-1950:And, without any dramatic whoop-de-doo at the close of this song, he merely restates his simple, sentimental first phrase.
** 2001, Dick Harte, Off Season:We had to see what the whoop-dee-doo was all about, these crowds of Catholics trekking here for hundreds of years.
** 2011, James Ellroy, Blood's A Rover, →ISBN, page 35:Lots of meetings, lots of whoop-de-doo. exponential growth assured.
* An event marked by such commotion, activity, or excitement.
** 2003, Goodbye, Little Rock and Roller, Marshall Chapman:It was a big whoop-de-doo. Hanes Auditorium was packed to the gills.
** 2012, William W. Johnstone, J.A. Johnstone, Wyoming Slaughter: A Cotton Pickens Western, →ISBN, page 52:They're going to have a fine time. Every ranch hand in the area, three hundred, four hundred, in for a whoop-de-doo.
* (horse racing) A style of racing in which the jockey establishes an early lead and then runs as fast as possible.
** 1988, Tom Ainslie, Ainslie's Complete Guide to Thoroughbred Racing, →ISBN, page 203:When Shoemaker wins or loses by a nose, it is an odds-on bet that a whoop-de-doo rider would have lost by lengths, having wasted the horse prematurely.
* (motorcycle racing or car racing) A bump in the track that causes a vehicle to become briefly airborne.
** 1993, Bob Italia, Motocross, →ISBN, page 25:One of the most challenging are the whoop-de-doo bumps, also known as washboard roads.
** 1979 January, “Out There, a Honda 4-Stroke Looks Twice As Good”, in Cycle World Magazine, volume 18, number 11, page 112:So you can just power right along and kiss the top of every other whoop-de-doo with your front wheel and really make some time.