"whoopy-doo" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more whoopy-doo [comparative], most whoopy-doo [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adjective}} whoopy-doo (comparative more whoopy-doo, superlative most whoopy-doo)
  1. Alternative spelling of whoop-de-doo Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: whoop-de-doo
    Sense id: en-whoopy-doo-en-adj-14Z1gg9K

Interjection

Head templates: {{head|en|interjection}} whoopy-doo
  1. Alternative spelling of whoop-de-doo Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: whoop-de-doo
    Sense id: en-whoopy-doo-en-intj-14Z1gg9K

Noun

Forms: whoopy-doos [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} whoopy-doo (plural whoopy-doos)
  1. Alternative spelling of whoop-de-doo
    Commotion
    Sense id: en-whoopy-doo-en-noun-zHY4jorT
  2. Alternative spelling of whoop-de-doo
    Event marked by excitement (often sarcastically)
    Sense id: en-whoopy-doo-en-noun-OKmUTODH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 20 20 40

Inflected forms

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