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# whoopee

interjection (whoopee!); noun (make whoopee — adult slang; a whoopee cushion)

«whoopee» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. «Whoopee!» is a word you shout when you are very happy and excited. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whoopee/#m1)
2. It can also be said sarcastically, meaning «so what, that is not exciting» («Oh, whoopee, more homework»). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whoopee/#m2)
3. A whoopee cushion is a joke rubber cushion that makes a rude noise when someone sits on it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whoopee/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories and comics characters shout «Whoopee!» when they win or something great happens. In everyday life children know the whoopee cushion as a prank toy. Tone matters: said with a flat voice, it means the opposite of excited.

### Examples

- Whoopee, school is closed for snow! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whoopee/#x1)
- «Whoopee!» shouted Sam as he went down the slide. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whoopee/#x2)
- We won the match — whoopee! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whoopee/#x3)
- «Oh, whoopee, another spelling test,» she said with a sigh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whoopee/#x4)
- He hid a whoopee cushion on the teacher's chair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whoopee/#x5)
- Everyone laughed when the whoopee cushion went off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whoopee/#x6)
- Grandpa said «Whoopee!» when he heard the good news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whoopee/#x7)
- Whoopee, it's pizza night! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whoopee/#x8)

### Note

An exclamation, usually with «!». Similar: «hooray», «yippee», «woo-hoo». Sarcastic use is common, so listen to the voice. The phrase «make whoopee» is grown-up slang; children do not need to use it. Pranks with a whoopee cushion should be kind and never hurt or embarrass someone badly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «whoopee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/whoopee/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«whoopee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/whoopee.html) on Mova free.