whoop

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Middle English whopen, from Old French hopper, houpper, originally onomatopoeic.

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  • enPR: wo͞op, IPA: /wuːp/, SAMPA: /wu:p/ or enPR: ho͞op, IPA: /huːp/, SAMPA: /hu:p/
  • Rhymes: -uːp
  • Homophones: hoop (for one pronunciation of the noun and the associated intransitive verb)

[edit] Noun

Singular
whoop

Plural
whoops

whoop (plural whoops)

  1. An exclamation, a cry, usually of joy.
  2. A gasp, characteristic of whooping cough.
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Infinitive
to whoop

Third person singular
whoops

Simple past
whooped

Past participle
whooped

Present participle
whooping

to whoop (third-person singular simple present whoops, present participle whooping, simple past and past participle whooped)

  1. (intransitive) To make a whoop.
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[edit] Etymology 2

Corruption of whip.

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Infinitive
to whoop

Third person singular
whoops

Simple past
whooped

Past participle
whooped

Present participle
whooping

to whoop (third-person singular simple present whoops, present participle whooping, simple past and past participle whooped)

  1. (transitive, informal) To beat, to strike.
  2. (transitive, informal) To defeat thoroughly.
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