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whoopie

/ˈwʊpi/ /ˈhwuːpi/

Meanings
interjection
A spontaneous expression of delight or joy.

Examples :

"Whoopee! I won!"
emotion entertainment exclamation

Related Words

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whoopee verb

/wʊpi/

To behave exuberantly; to make whoopee.

"The kids whoopeed after school let out for summer vacation. "

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i noun

/aɪ/

The name of the Latin-script letter I.

"the position of an i-dot (the dot of an i)"

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joy noun

/dʒɔɪ/

A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.

"They will be a source of strength and joy in your life."

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delight noun

/dəˈlaɪt/

Joy; pleasure.

"The children's delight in the park was evident in their happy laughter. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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won verb

/wʌn/ /wɒn/ /wɑn/

To conquer, defeat.

"The team won the championship game, defeating their rivals. "

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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expression noun

/ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/

The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.

"My sister's joyful expression showed how happy she was about the good news. "

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spontaneous adjective

/spɒnˈteɪ.ni.əs/ /spɑnˈteɪ.ni.əs/

Self-generated; happening without any apparent external cause.

"He made a spontaneous offer of help."

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."