Standard Lemma guide

whoopee

intj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ʍupi/
  • /ʍʊpi/
  • /wʊpi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -uːpi
  • rhymes with -ʊpi
  • CMU ARPABET: W UW1 P IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: HH W UW1 P IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

A spontaneous expression of delight or joy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Whoopee! I won!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To behave exuberantly; to make whoopee.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

noisy and boisterous revelry

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: revel, revelry

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: joepie — expression of delight
  • Finnish: jippii — expression of delight
  • French: youpi — expression of delight
  • Portuguese: iúpi — expression of delight
  • Spanish: yupi — expression of delight
  • Czech: jupí — spontaneous expression of delight or joy
  • Dutch: joepie — spontaneous expression of delight or joy
  • French: youpi — spontaneous expression of delight or joy
  • Malay: yahu — spontaneous expression of delight or joy
  • Czech: juchat — behave exuberantly
  • Czech: skotačit — behave exuberantly
  • Czech: jančit — behave exuberantly
  • Czech: dovádět — behave exuberantly