woohoo en · INTJ
Pronunciation
- /wuːˈhuː/
- /wəˈhuː/
- (Southern-England) audio
- /wʊˈhuː/
Meanings
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Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight.
She […] hath ſtiled him with an immortall penne, the bawewawe of ſchollars, the tutt of gentlemen, the tee-heegh of gentlewomen, the phy of citizens, the blurt of Courtiers, the poogh of good letters, the faph of good manners, and the whoop-hooe of good boyes in London ſtreetes.
[1593, Gabriell Haruey [i.e., Gabriel Harvey], Pierces Supererogation: Or A New Prayse of the Old Asse. A Preparative to Certaine Larger Discourses, Intituled Nashes S. Fame, London: […] Iohn Wolfe, →OCLC; republished as John Payne Collier, editor, Pierces Supererogation: Or A New Prayse of the Old Asse. […] (Miscellaneous Tracts. Temp. Eliz. & Jac. I; no. 8), [London]: [s.n.], [1870], →OCLC, page 181:Woohoo! It’s summer again!
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| woo-hoo | alternative | lexicographic | |
| whoo-hoo | alternative | lexicographic | |
| whoo hoo | alternative | lexicographic | |
| woo hoo | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
yippee · get in · hooray · huzzah · zip-a-dee-doo-dah · yay · OMG · whoo · yeah · woop woop · whee · cowabunga · hoorah · hurrah · result · yeehaw · w00t · 'ave it · yes · yippee-ki-yay · hoo · booyah · aah · alright · wahoo · oh yeah · woohoo · aww yeah · whoop-de-doo · you beauty · woohay · yahoo · boo-ya · wacko · whoopee · hurray · wooh · woo