whoopee

whoopee
n. /hwoop"ee, woop"ee, hwooh"pee, wooh"-/; interj. /hwoop"ee", woop"ee", hwooh"pee", wooh"-/, Informal.
n.
1. make whoopee, to engage in uproarious merrymaking.
2. (used as a shout of exuberant joy.)
Also, whoopie.
[1875-80, Amer.; WHOOP + -ee of uncert. orig.; cf. YIPPEE]

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