whoop

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.1.2.1 Translations 1.1.3 Verb 1.1.3.1 Synonyms 1.1.3.2 Derived terms 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Verb 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.2.2.2 Derived terms 1.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

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

[edit] Pronunciation

• 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

whoop (plural whoops)

1. An exclamation, a cry, usually of joy.
2. A gasp, characteristic of whooping cough.
3. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (prison) A sound made by one inmate to warn other inmates that a guard is approaching the area.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To make a whoop.
2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (prison) To warn a fellow inmate of an approaching guard.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:shout

[edit] Derived terms

• whoop it up

[edit] Etymology 2

Corruption of whip.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: wo͝op, IPA: /wʊp/, SAMPA: /wUp/

[edit] Verb

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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[edit] Derived terms

• whoop someone's ass

[edit] See also

• whoopee
• whoops