"whoopee do" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{head|en|interjection}} whoopee do
  1. Alternative form of whoop-de-doo Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: whoop-de-doo
    Sense id: en-whoopee_do-en-intj-Z70goNGd

Noun

Forms: whoopee dos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} whoopee do (plural whoopee dos)
  1. Alternative spelling of whoop-de-doo
    Commotion
    Synonyms (commotion): fuss, buzz
    Sense id: en-whoopee_do-en-noun-zHY4jorT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 68 21 Disambiguation of 'commotion': 99 1
  2. Alternative spelling of whoop-de-doo
    Event marked by excitement
    Sense id: en-whoopee_do-en-noun-j0s38bG6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: yippee [interjection] Synonyms (when used sarcastically): so what [interjection], whatever [interjection]
Disambiguation of 'when used sarcastically': 50 50

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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