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whoopee

[hwoop-ee, woop-ee, hwoo-pee, woo-, hwoop-ee, woop-ee, hwoo-pee, woo-] / ˈʰwʊp i, ˈwʊp i, ˈʰwu pi, ˈwu-, ˈʰwʊpˈi, ˈwʊpˈi, ˈʰwuˈpi, ˈwu- /
INTERJECTION
hurrah
Synonyms
STRONG
cheer encouragement yay yell
WEAK
hip-hip hurray huzza rah-rah three cheers yippee
NOUN
amusement
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delight diversion enjoyment hilarity laughter pleasure
STRONG
action ball beguilement cheer entertainment fun gratification grins hoopla laughs merriment mirth picnic play pleasing
WEAK
field day fun and games gladdening high time merry-go-round regalement
Antonyms
STRONGEST
gloom melancholy misery pain sorrow trouble unhappiness
STRONG
depression drudgery sadness work
WEAK
boredom
NOUN
diversion
Synonyms
STRONGEST
amusement distraction fun pastime pleasure
STRONG
ball beguilement delectation delight dissipation enjoyment frivolity game gratification grins hoopla laughs levity merry-go-round picnic play relaxation relish sport
WEAK
disport divertissement field day fun and games high time
Antonyms
STRONGEST
work
STRONG
seriousness
WEAK
chore task vocation
NOUN
festivity
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bash festival hoopla
STRONG
amusement blowout carousal clambake conviviality do entertainment fun gaiety happiness hilarity jamboree jollity joviality joyfulness levity merriment merrymaking mirth party pleasure revel shindig sport
WEAK
fun and games reveling revelment wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression gloom misery pain sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
fun
Synonyms
STRONGEST
celebration distraction enjoyment joke joy laughter pastime pleasure sport
STRONG
absurdity ball blast buffoonery cheer clowning diversion entertainment escapade festivity foolery frolic gaiety gambol game grins holiday horseplay jocularity jollity junketing merriment merrymaking mirth nonsense picnic playfulness recreation rejoicing relaxation riot romp solace tomfoolery treat
WEAK
big-time good time high jinks jesting joking living it up romping
Antonyms
STRONGEST
work
STRONG
chore drudgery labor task
NOUN
gaiety
Synonyms
STRONGEST
good humor hilarity joie de vivre
STRONG
animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee glitter grins jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merrymaking mirth pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity
WEAK
colorfulness high spirits reveling wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
WEAK
solemnity
NOUN
interjection
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cry exclamation expletive insertion interpolation interposition shout
NOUN
jocoseness
Synonyms
STRONG
animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocosity jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity
WEAK
blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
jocularity
Synonyms
STRONG
animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity
WEAK
blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
jocundity
Synonyms
STRONG
animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity
WEAK
blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
jolliness
Synonyms
STRONG
animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jocundity jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity
WEAK
blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
jollity
Synonyms
STRONG
cheer festivity frolic fun gaiety glee hilarity jocundity joviality merriment merrymaking mirth revel revelry
Antonyms
STRONG
depression gloom sadness unhappiness
NOUN
joviality
Synonyms
STRONG
animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity
WEAK
blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
merriment
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hilarity revelry
STRONG
brawl buffoonery cheerfulness conviviality enjoyment festivity frolic fun gaiety glee grins happiness hoopla indulgence jocularity jocundity jollity joviality joy laughs laughter levity liveliness merrymaking mirth picnic recreation revel self-indulgence shindig sport tomfoolery
WEAK
wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression gloom misery sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness woe work
NOUN
merriment/merrymaking
Synonyms
WEAK
brawl buffoonery cheerfulness conviviality festivity frolic fun fun and games gaiety glee happiness hilarity hoopla indulgence jocularity jocundity jollity joviality joy laughs laughter levity liveliness mirth picnic recreation revel revelry self-indulgence shindig sport wingding
Antonyms
WEAK
sadness sorrow unhappiness
NOUN
merriness
Synonyms
STRONG
animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merrymaking mirth mirthfulness pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity
WEAK
blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
mirth
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hilarity laughter levity rejoicing
STRONG
amusement cheer cheerfulness convulsions entertainment festivity frivolity frolic fun gaiety gladness glee happiness hysteria hysterics jocularity jocundity jollity joviality joyousness kicks laughs lightheartedness merriment merrymaking pleasure revelry sport
Antonyms
STRONG
depression gloom melancholy misery pain sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness woe work
WEAK
blues distress
NOUN
mirthfulness
Synonyms
STRONG
animation blitheness brightness brilliance cheer color conviviality effervescence elation entertainment exhilaration festivity frolic fun geniality gladness glee gleefulness glitter grins hilarity jocoseness jocosity jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality joyousness lightheartedness liveliness merriment merriness merrymaking mirth pleasantness radiance revel revelry shindig showiness sparkle sport sprightliness vivacity
WEAK
blithesomeness colorfulness good humor high spirits joie de vivre reveling wingding
Antonyms
STRONG
depression discouragement dullness gloom sadness seriousness sorrow unhappiness work
NOUN
revel
Synonyms
STRONG
bacchanal carousal carouse debauch festivity frolic gaiety gala jollification jollity merriment party reveling saturnalia skylarking spree wassail
WEAK
high jinks revelment
Antonyms
STRONG
gloom

Example Sentences

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Park handles this dark subject with all the delicacy of a whoopee cushion, aiming for outsized, slapstick laughs that will appeal to both Korean and international audiences.

From Salon • Oct. 7, 2025

Fifteen-time “SNL” host Martin returned to the show this weekend to support his “Only Murders in the Building” co-star, Gomez, by appearing in a digital short about the inventor of the whoopee cushion.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2022

This seems like an idea generated almost exclusively for car enthusiasts Ford isn’t ready to go so far as to turn its vehicles into rolling whoopee cushions.

From The Verge • May 6, 2022

“A poo-poo cushion is not the name of it! A whoopee cushion!”

From Washington Post • Aug. 31, 2021

It made a noise like a whoopee cushion.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.