单词 | whoop-whoo |
释义 | whoop-whooint.n. 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’. ΚΠ 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 289 ‘Whoop! 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). < int.n.c1475 |
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