"whooee" meaning in All languages combined

See whooee on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

  1. Expressing exhilaration; woohoo.
    Sense id: en-whooee-en-intj-8Ab0eFN6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11
  2. Used to call a person or animal; cooee.
    Sense id: en-whooee-en-intj-oRb3KHEb
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          "text": "“Whooee! You boys is havin' yourselves a good time, ain't you?”",
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          "ref": "2012, Jill Harris, Sil:",
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