whoopie pie

noun

whoop·​ie pie ˈ(h)wu̇-(ˌ)pē- 

variants or less commonly whoopee pie

plural whoopie pies also whoopee pies

: a dessert consisting of a sweet creamy filling between two round usually chocolate-flavored cakes or cookies

I ordered a whoopie pie, too. … I love these Maine treats. Their dark-chocolate cake-like cookies surrounding marshmallow cream fillings always seem like a good idea at the outset.

—Camille T. Dungy

For generations, vacationers in Maine and visitors to Pennsylvania's Amish country have found a simple black and white snack in restaurants and convenience shops and on nearly every gas station counter: whoopie pies.

—Micheline Maynard

Everyone loves our whoopee pies. The chocolate's the best seller, but we try to come up with new flavors every week: pina colada, cherry almond, strawberry shortcake …

—Fran Bates, quoted in The Recorder (Greenfield, MA)

Word History

Etymology

whoopie respelling of whoopee entry 1

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined above