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单词 whoop-de-do
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
whoop-de-do  (ho̅o̅pdē do̅o̅′, -do̅o̅, hŏŏp-, hwo̅o̅p-, hwŏŏp-, wo̅o̅p-, wŏŏp-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dos. [Informal.]
  1. Informal Termslively and noisy festivities;
    merrymaking:New Year's Eve whoop-de-do.
  2. Informal Termsheated discussion or debate, esp. in public:a whoop-de-do over the new tax bill.
  3. Informal Termsextravagant publicity or fanfare:the whoop-de-do of a movie premiere.
Also, whoop-de-doo′. 
  • 1935–40; origin, originally uncertain; see whoop

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