1
as in shout
a loud vocal expression of strong emotion
let out a whoop of joy
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2
as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable
he acts so rudely that I doubt he gives a whoop about other people's feelings
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Recent Examples of whoop
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
And then, whoops, everyone forgot Nora’s co-workers were invited to this bash, too.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
Vicki Gunvalson is officially returning to whoop it up on season 20 of The Real Housewives of Orange County!
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Nigel Smith,
PEOPLE,
17 Nov. 2025
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Noun
After a round of whoops, cheers and a little dancing, Rosenthal pivoted to thanking Chanel for continuing to support the event before delivering her reliably rousing address.
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Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2026
And then, whoops, everyone forgot Nora’s co-workers were invited to this bash, too.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
Verb
And of course Mayor Brandon Johnson trying to whoop it up, but there was no there there.
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Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
Vicki Gunvalson is officially returning to whoop it up on season 20 of The Real Housewives of Orange County!
—
Nigel Smith,
PEOPLE,
17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whoop
Noun
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As the judge read out the sentences, shouts of protest rang out from the defendants’ box.
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The second option for the same vowel appears instead in words like hour, shout and found.
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And if that is to be the case, most Chicagoans do not give a damn whether the team goes to Arlington Heights or Hammond.
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In a world of drivers mostly ruled by their corporate sponsors, Busch was an otherworldly talent who simply did not give a damn.
Verb
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Other people at the scene can be heard yelling that the cash was not evidence and did not belong to the officer.
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Interviews with the pilots, flight attendants, and fellow passengers revealed Cook had gotten up during takeoff and then ran forward while yelling, per the affidavit.
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Through blood-curdling howls and rants about fascism, fraud, and fighting to understand your identity, Truck Violence push through ugliness to find something more unaltered and real.
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Her presence is heralded not by the sounds of howls, roars or clanking chains, but by the shutting of the door to her study, the scrape of her chair as it is pulled towards her desk, and the clanking of her type-writer keys.
Noun
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Their hoots and hollers drowned Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s explanation of how a title defense fell short.
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Periodically, Spider-Noir is, indeed, a hoot.
Verb
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Consider the field holler that became one of the taproots of American popular music.
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Fast forward to the semiquincentennial and Americans holler versions of that slogan through windows in real life, just on phones and computers.
Noun
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For some, the good news started with a whisper — or a baby’s cry.
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Such efforts at avoidance would lead to cries to apply payroll taxes to non-salary incomes such as dividends.
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This music is often so simplistic—tenth-grade emo-thirst-trap-core with yearning synths, thudding drums, and maybe a lick of guitar—that a machine could do it too.
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Today, upgrading a home isn’t only about a lick of new paint or collectible furniture.
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“Whoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoop. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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