1850 31 Aug. After tea, we had a game at ‘whoop hide’.
1861 C. M. Yonge ii. 22 I thought they were to have a great game at whoop-hide.
1901 11 Jan. 2/4 They met a little boy,..and they invited him to play ‘Whoop, hide’.
1940 in T. E. Barden (1991) vii. 41 Her and the rest of the children was playing whoop-hide around the house.