WHOOP-DE-DO

Meaning of WHOOP-DE-DO in English

/hoohp"dee dooh', -dooh", hoop"-, hwoohp"-, hwoop"-, woohp"-, woop"-/ , n. , pl. whoop-de-dos . Informal.

1. lively and noisy festivities; merrymaking: New Year's Eve whoop-de-do.

2. heated discussion or debate, esp. in public: a whoop-de-do over the new tax bill.

3. extravagant publicity or fanfare: the whoop-de-do of a movie premiere.

Also, whoop-de-doo .

[ 1935-40; orig. uncert.; see WHOOP ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

WHOOP-DE-DO — or ~o noun Etymology: probably irregular from 2whoop Date: 1929 noisy and exuberant or attention-getting activity (as at a social …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHOOP-DE-DO — noun or whoop-de-doo ˈh]üpdē|dü, ˈhw] also ˈw] or ]u̇p- ( -s ) Etymology: probably irregular from whoop (II) 1. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHOOP-DE-DO — or whoop-de-doo ˌh(w)üp-dē-ˈdü, ˌh(w)u̇p-, -tē- Etymology: probably irregular from whoop (II) Date: 1929 1. : noisy and exuberant or attention-getting …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHOOP-DE-DO — Variant: or whoop-de-doo Pronunciation: ˌ h(w)üp-d ē - ' dü, ˌ h(w)u ̇ p-, -t ē - Function: noun Etymology: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHOOP-DE-DO — [whoop-de-do] or whoop-de-doo n [prob. irreg. fr. [2]whoop] (1929) 1: noisy and exuberant or attention-getting activity (as at a social …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHOOP-DE-DO — whoop-de-do BrE AmE ˌwuːp di ˈduː ˌhwuːp- AmE \ ˌwuːp- ˌhwuːp- ▷ whoop-de-do|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHOOP-DE-DO — whoop-de-do /ˌwuːp diː ˈduː, ˌhuːp-/ BrE AmE interjection American English [ Date: 1900-2000 ; Origin: Perhaps from whoop + to-do …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHOOP-DE-DO — interjection EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ "He says he'll give me a $20 raise." "Well, whoop-de-do ."
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHOOP-DE-DO — Function: noun Synonyms: REVELRY 2, high jinks, revel, revelment, skylarking, wassail, whoopee, whoopla, whoop-up
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WHOOP-DE-DO — noun Synonyms: revelry 2, high jinks, revel, revelment, skylarking, wassail, whoopee, whoopla, whoop-up
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHOOP-DE-DO — (разговорное) шумная гулянка (разговорное) буйное, несдержанное проявление (чувств); выставление напоказ (чувств, богатства); афиширование (разговорное) шумиха, споры вокруг чего-л. (в прессе …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHOOP-DE-DO — n разг. 1. шумная гулянка 2. буйное, несдержанное проявление ( чувств ); выставление напоказ ( чувств, богатства ); афиширование 3. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHOOP DE DO — (n) афиширование; выставление напоказ; несдержанное проявление; шумиха; шумная гулянка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WHOOP-DE-DO — n разг. 1. шумная гулянка 2. буйное, несдержанное проявление ( чувств ); выставление напоказ ( чувств, богатства ); афиширование 3. …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WHOOP-DE-DO — n разг. 1. шумная гулянка 2. буйное, несдержанное проявление ( чувств ); выставление напоказ ( чувств, богатства ); афиширование 3. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHOOP-DE-DO — n AmE infml In spite of all this whoop-de-do the feelings were rather mixed — Несмотря на всю эту шумиху, чувства …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
WHOOP-DE-DO — n AmE infml In spite of all this whoop-de-do the feelings were rather mixed — Несмотря на всю эту шумиху, …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
WHOOP-DE-DO — whoop-de-do n AmE infml In spite of all this whoop-de-do the feelings were rather mixed Несмотря на всю эту шумиху, …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
WHOOP-DE-DO — In spite of all this whoop-de-do the feelings were rather mixed — Несмотря на всю эту шумиху, чувства у людей …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
WHOOP-DE-DO — (разговорное) шумная гулянка (разговорное) буйное, несдержанное проявление (чувств); выставление напоказ (чувств, богатства); афиширование (разговорное) шумиха, споры вокруг чего-л. (в прессе …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DE — prep I. from; also: since; II. of (1. belonging or pertaining to; 2. made of); III. with, by means of; …
Interlingua English vocab
WHOOP — n. cri
English interlingue dictionary
DE — I or te (Chinese; " virtue ") In Daoism , the potentiality of dao that is present in all things; …
Английский словарь Британика
WHOOP — I. ˈh]üp, ˈhw] also ˈw] or ]u̇p; with reference to coughing ˈh]üp, ]u̇p also ˈhw] sometimes ˈw] verb ( -ed/-ing/-s …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DO — I. (|)dü, _də or +V _dəw verb ( past first & third singular did (|)did, _dəd ; or nonstandard done …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DE- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de ) and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHOOP — (v. i.) To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to shout; to …
Английский словарь Webster
DE- — () A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the …
Английский словарь Webster
WHOOP — ( v. i. ) To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm, or enjoyment; to cry out; to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DE- — A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHOOP — /hoohp, hoop/ ; esp. for 1, 3-5, 7-12 /hwoohp, hwoop, woohp, woop/ , n. 1. a loud cry or shout, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DO — do 1 /dooh/ ; unstressed /doo, deuh/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. do , 2nd do …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE' — /deuh/ ; It. /de/ , prep. dei (used in Italian names as an elided form of dei ): de' Medici.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE- — a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin ( decide ); also used to indicate privation, removal, and separation ( dehumidify …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DE — /deuh/ ; Fr. /deuh/ ; Sp. /de/ ; Port. /di/ , prep. from; of (used in French, Spanish, and Portuguese …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHOOP — I. ˈhüp, ˈhu̇p, ˈhwüp, ˈhwu̇p, ˈwüp, ˈwu̇p verb Etymology: Middle English whopen, houpen, from Anglo-French huper, of imitative origin Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DO — I. ˈdü verb ( did ˈdid, dəd ; done ˈdən ; do·ing ˈdü-iŋ ; does ˈdəz) Etymology: Middle English don, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DE- — Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French de-, des-, partly from Latin de- from, down, away (from de, preposition) and partly from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHOOP — noun the hoopoe. 2. whoop ·vt to insult with shouts; to chase with derision. 3. whoop ·vi to cough or …
Webster English vocab
DO — noun deed; act; fear. 2. do ·noun a cheat; a swindle. 3. do ·noun ado; bustle; stir; to do. 4. …
Webster English vocab
DE- — a prefix from latin de down, from, away; as in debark, decline, decease, deduct, decamp. in words from the french …
Webster English vocab
WHOOP — [whoop] vb [ME whopen, fr. MF houpper, of imit. origin] vi (14c) 1: to utter a whoop in expression of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE- — [de-] prefix [ME, fr. OF de-, des-, partly fr. L de- from, down, away (fr. de, prep.) and partly fr. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DE — [DE] abbreviation defensive end, Delaware, doctor of engineering
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHOOP — whoop BrE AmE wuːp huːp, wʊp AmE huːp hʊp, wʊp, wuːp, hwʊp, hwuːp ▷ whooped wuːpt huːpt, wʊpt AmE huːpt …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE- — de- BrE AmE ˌdiː, di, də —Attached to free forms, meaning 'do the opposite of' or 'remove', this prefix is …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — De, de in English family names BrE AmE də
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DE — I de in French phrases BrE AmE də di —French [ də ] II de in Latin phrases BrE AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DO
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHOOP — / wuːp; NAmE ; huːp/ noun , verb ■ noun a loud cry expressing joy, excitement, etc. : whoops of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHOOP — whoop /wuːp, huːp/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: houpper , from the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DO
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE- — de- /diː, dɪ/ BrE AmE prefix [ Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin de- 'from, down, away' and Latin dis- …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DE — DE written abbreviation for ↑ Delaware
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHOOP — n. & v. (also hoop) --n. 1 a loud cry of or as of excitement etc. 2 a long rasping …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DO — v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DE- — prefix 1 forming verbs and their derivatives: a down, away (descend; deduct). b completely (declare; denude; deride). 2 added to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHOOP — n. & v. (also hoop) n. 1 a loud cry of or as of excitement etc. 2 a long rasping …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DO — v. & n. v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1 tr. perform, carry out, achieve, complete …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHOOP — n. & v. (also hoop) --n. 1. a loud cry of or as of excitement etc. 2 a long rasping …
Oxford English vocab
DO — 1. v. & n. --v. (3rd sing. present does; past did; past part. done) 1. tr. perform, carry out, achieve, …
Oxford English vocab
DO — I. AUXILIARY VERB USES /də, STRONG du:/ ( does, doing, did, done) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHOOP — ( whoops, whooping, whooped) 1. If you whoop , you shout loudly in a very happy or excited way. ( …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DE- — 1. De- is added to a verb in order to change the meaning of the verb to its opposite. ...becoming …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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