"whoopie cushion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: whoopie cushions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} whoopie cushion (plural whoopie cushions)
  1. A small, rubber bag with a flap, used in a practical joke. The bag is filled with air and placed on a seat where the unsuspecting victim will sit; once he/she sits on the device, the bag deflates and makes a sound similar to flatulence. Translations (Translations): scheetkussen [neuter] (Dutch), pierutyyny (Finnish), coussin péteur [masculine] (French), Furzkissen [neuter] (German), כרית נפיחה (Hebrew), ブーブークッション (pūpū kushon) (Japanese), подушка-пердушка (poduška-perduška) (Russian), pruttkudde [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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