whooper-upn.

Brit.

/ˌwuːpərˈʌp/,

/ˌhuːpərˈʌp/,

/ˌwʊpərˈʌp/,

/ˌhʊpərˈʌp/, U.S.

/ˌ(h)wupərˈəp/,

/ˌhupərˈəp/,

/ˌ(h)wʊpərˈəp/,

/ˌhʊpərˈəp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: whooper n., up adv.¹

Etymology: < whooper n. + up adv.¹, after to whoop up at whoop v. Phrasal verbs.

Originally and chiefly North American.

1. A person who lends vocal support to another or to a cause; a keen promoter of a person, organization, or cause; spec. a person who is employed to pose as a member of an audience and to whip up enthusiasm in it by reacting loudly and appreciatively to the speaker, performance, etc. Often and in earliest use in political contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun] > one who commends or praises > for ulterior purpose

puffer1624

puff1730

log-roller1821

whooper-up1872

plugger1908

builder-upper1936

1872 New Orleans Republican 1 Aug. 5/3 De colored folks must be on de winning side in dis parish. Grant niggers can't have any of our whooper up, den!

1874 Nebraska Advertiser (Brownville) 13 Aug. This leading organ [sc. a newspaper] and ‘whooper up’ for a new party also thinks it would be the best thing for Nebraska if it should go Democratic.

1880 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 22 June Both conventions were largely attended, both by delegates and ‘whoopers-up’.

1883 Nation 12 July 29/1 The whooper-up..is employed by the proprietor in these places [sc. concert rooms]..to simulate gayety by any and all means.

1904 N.Y. Times 4 July 1 The only candidate who has back of him a boom which is not characterized by ‘whooper-up’ methods.

1959 P. Sturges in S. Sturges Preston Sturges (1990) ii. 21 She was..one of the founders and principal whoopers-up of the Chicago Home for Convalescent Women and Children.

1999 Scotsman (Nexis) 7 Sept. 15 No professional whooper-up of democracy is, as far as I know, in favour of all three.

2. slang. A singer with a loud and energetic delivery, esp. one whose performances are regarded as lacking in subtlety or finesse. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > singer by type of voice > [noun] > inferior and noisy singer

whooper-up1909

belter1953

1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 266/1 Whooperups.., inferior, noisy singers.

1932 H. Crane Let. 12 Apr. (1965) 408 They're generally preferable to all the trained and professional strummers and whoopers-up I've ever heard.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	whooper-up
释义	whooper-upn. Brit. /ˌwuːpərˈʌp/, /ˌhuːpərˈʌp/, /ˌwʊpərˈʌp/, /ˌhʊpərˈʌp/, U.S. /ˌ(h)wupərˈəp/, /ˌhupərˈəp/, /ˌ(h)wʊpərˈəp/, /ˌhʊpərˈəp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: whooper n., up adv.¹ Etymology: < whooper n. + up adv.¹, after to whoop up at whoop v. Phrasal verbs. Originally and chiefly North American. 1. A person who lends vocal support to another or to a cause; a keen promoter of a person, organization, or cause; spec. a person who is employed to pose as a member of an audience and to whip up enthusiasm in it by reacting loudly and appreciatively to the speaker, performance, etc. Often and in earliest use in political contexts. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun] > one who commends or praises > for ulterior purpose puffer1624 puff1730 log-roller1821 whooper-up1872 plugger1908 builder-upper1936 1872 New Orleans Republican 1 Aug. 5/3 De colored folks must be on de winning side in dis parish. Grant niggers can't have any of our whooper up, den! 1874 Nebraska Advertiser (Brownville) 13 Aug. This leading organ [sc. a newspaper] and ‘whooper up’ for a new party also thinks it would be the best thing for Nebraska if it should go Democratic. 1880 Bangor (Maine) Daily Whig & Courier 22 June Both conventions were largely attended, both by delegates and ‘whoopers-up’. 1883 Nation 12 July 29/1 The whooper-up..is employed by the proprietor in these places [sc. concert rooms]..to simulate gayety by any and all means. 1904 N.Y. Times 4 July 1 The only candidate who has back of him a boom which is not characterized by ‘whooper-up’ methods. 1959 P. Sturges in S. Sturges Preston Sturges (1990) ii. 21 She was..one of the founders and principal whoopers-up of the Chicago Home for Convalescent Women and Children. 1999 Scotsman (Nexis) 7 Sept. 15 No professional whooper-up of democracy is, as far as I know, in favour of all three. 2. slang. A singer with a loud and energetic delivery, esp. one whose performances are regarded as lacking in subtlety or finesse. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musician > singer > singer by type of voice > [noun] > inferior and noisy singer whooper-up1909 belter1953 1909 J. R. Ware Passing Eng. Victorian Era 266/1 Whooperups.., inferior, noisy singers. 1932 H. Crane Let. 12 Apr. (1965) 408 They're generally preferable to all the trained and professional strummers and whoopers-up I've ever heard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1872
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