whoopee
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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
Either toss a banana peel down the aisle as the president walks in, slip a whoopee cushion under the vice president’s seat, or sit quietly and watch the speech.
From Slate • Mar. 5, 2022
“DuShawn is DuShawn, okay? The only way he knows to get the message across to Addie that he likes her is to nail her with spitballs and slip whoopee cushions under her butt.”
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
