whoop

1a :  a loud yell expressive of eagerness, exuberance, or jubilation —often used interjectionallyb :  a shout of hunters or of people in battle or pursuit

2 :  the loud cry or call of an animal (such as an owl, whooping crane, or gibbon) that resembles the sound of the word whoop

3 :  the crowing intake of breath following a paroxysm in whooping cough

4 :  a minimum amount or degree :  the least bit not worth a whoop

1 :  to shout or cheer loudly and strongly “It's the men from camp,” the judge said. “They're searching for us.” We started whooping. — Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows

2 :  to make the high-pitched gasping sound that follows a coughing attack in whooping cough

:  a loud strong shout or cheer

:  to make the characteristic whoop of whooping cough

:  the crowing intake of breath following a paroxysm in whooping cough