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单词 whoop-whoo
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whoop-whooint.n.

Brit. /ˌwuːpˈwuː/, /ˌwʊpˈwuː/, /ˌhwuːpˈhwuː/, /ˌhwʊpˈhwuː/, U.S. /(h)wupˈ(h)wu/, /(h)wʊpˈ(h)wu/
Forms: Middle English whope-who, Middle English whoppe-whoo, Middle English whoppe-whow, 1500s whoop-hooe, 1500s whup-hoo, 1600s whoopoo, 1600s 1900s– whoop-whoo, 1800s hoop-hoo.
Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: whoop int., whoo int.
Etymology: Apparently < whoop int. + whoo int. (although attested earlier than the latter word).
Representing an exclamation or shout used to attract attention, summon people or animals, or to express surprise, exuberant excitement, etc. Also occasionally as n.: an utterance or exclamation of ‘whoop-whoo’.
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c1475 Mankind (1969) l. 720 Hay, doog, hay! whoppe whoo! Go yowr wey lyghtly!
1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes F 2 b And cry kulleloo, kulleloo, with whup hoo, there goes the Ape of Tully.
1593 G. Harvey Pierces Supererogation 178 The whoop-hooe of good boyes in London streetes.
1682 W. Hickes Grammatical Drollery 23 Who all do cry..Whoop, whoo!
1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. 176/1 Whoop, Whoopoo, is the Shepherds call or cry, to call the Sheep together.
1844 M. H. Lincoln Jrnl. in New Eng. Q. (1933) 6 171 Our guide, Fabyan, was an exceedingly bright and cheerful young man, good-natured and accommodating—his sonorous ‘hoop! hoo!’ resounding through the woods was cheering enough.
1906 L. Frank Baum John Dough & Cherub 289Whoop! whoo—o—o!’ they [sc. a band of pirates] screeched, yelling like Indians.
2019 @CanonSladeLib 19 Mar. in twitter.com (accessed 15 Mar. 2021) Whoop whoo! We won the first round [‘party popper’, ‘books’, and ‘red heart’ emojis]. Amazing team you are fabulous readers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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