whoop-de-do
or whoop-de-doo
[ hoop-dee-doo, -doo, hoo p-, hwoop-, hwoo p-, woop-, woo p- ]
/ ˈhup diˌdu, -ˈdu, ˈhʊp-, ˈʰwup-, ˈʰwʊp-, ˈwup-, ˈwʊp- /
noun, plural whoop-de-dos. Informal.
lively and noisy festivities; merrymaking: New Year's Eve whoop-de-do.
heated discussion or debate, especially in public: a whoop-de-do over the new tax bill.
extravagant publicity or fanfare: the whoop-de-do of a movie premiere.
Origin of whoop-de-do
1935–40; origin uncertain; see
whoop
Words nearby whoop-de-do
whomso,
whomsoever,
whoof,
whoop,
whoop it up,
whoop-de-do,
whoopee,
whoopee cushion,
whooper,
whooper swan,
whooping cough