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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as in to shout
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Recent Examples of whoop
Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Lots of noise, big splashes, a few congratulatory whoops and hollers.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Bailey Richards, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
That’s because Wednesday’s Oregon-Ohio State Rose Bowl is an intra-conference affair — one made possible when the Buckeyes whooped SEC foe Tennessee in the first round.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Cameron Brink announced her engagement, drawing a stream of online whoops from fellow WNBA players.
—Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 1 Oct. 2024
Lots of noise, big splashes, a few congratulatory whoops and hollers.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Verb
Along with the star guard, the crowd was also glad to see that Asher appeared mostly unscathed, clapping and whooping for the good sport as the game resumed.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025
That’s because Wednesday’s Oregon-Ohio State Rose Bowl is an intra-conference affair — one made possible when the Buckeyes whooped SEC foe Tennessee in the first round.
—Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whoop
Noun
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While Brody ultimately took home the award for his role in The Brutalist, Chalamet was the lucky recipient of a hilarious special shout out from Adam Sandler.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
3 Mar. 2025
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Of course, Washington had already given Perry a shout out.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Continue reading … 'STEELE' THE SHOW – MSNBC host demands Democrats start giving a ‘damn’ about Trump, Musk in fiery rant.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Shortly thereafter, Facebook changed its name to Meta and sank $45 billion into its vision of a digital universe that most people just don’t seem to give much of a damn about.—
Boone Ashworth,
WIRED,
25 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Police yelled at him to stay back, eventually handcuffing the 17-year NFL veteran before releasing him with a citation for an expired license plate.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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Captured in a shocking video obtained by KPNX, a woman could be seen completely undressed, pacing the aisle and belligerently yelling before takeoff.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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The movie is a jaw-dropping hoot, with Moore as an aging celebrity who takes a drug treatment that unlocks her younger self (Margaret Qualley).—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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Parker Posey plays Tim’s wife, Victoria, a brassy belle who thinks everything her children do is a hoot.—
Noel Murray,
New York Times,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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To a mélange of Peggy Lee and Shirley Bassey tunes, Karina Precious shook her tailfeathers, quite literally, and dropped into a jazz split as nightlife legend Dianne Brill and DJ duo The Muses hooped and hollered in their booth.—
Freya Drohan,
Vogue,
12 Feb. 2025
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While the health-secretary nominee testified, his fans in the audience hooted and hollered in support.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Our noise for some seconds passed beyond excitement into a kind of immense open anguish, a wailing, a cry to be saved.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
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Many of these companies only started complaining after GameStop made short squeezes a rallying cry—when blaming short sellers suddenly garnered an audience.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The teams combined to take 168 3-pointers, and didn’t play a lick of defense.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Photo by Jeffery Edwards/Shutterstock In addition to artists, local restauranteurs are taking some of the hardest licks, given most are small-business owners and entrepreneurs who survive on the thinnest of margins and don’t have much in terms of reserves.—
Joe Diaz,
AFAR Media,
29 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Gusts of 50 to 70 mph roared in both states Tuesday and Wednesday morning.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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Valor roared to a quirky, unexpected lead and fended off a serious comeback attempt Monday night at Magness Arena, defeating PSD, 7-4, and claiming the Class 5A state hockey championship.—
Corey Masisak,
The Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Whoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whoop. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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