whoops

Meaning of whoops

exclamation
  1. expressing mild dismay or regret (used when someone has had an accident or made a mistake).
    Whoops! I nearly dropped it

1920s: probably an alteration of upsy-daisy; compare with oops.

plural noun
  1. a loud cry of joy or excitement.
    a moment's silence was followed by whoops of delight
  2. a long rasping indrawn breath, characteristic of whooping cough.
  3. (in motorcycling or cycling) a bump or dip on an off-road racetrack or rally course.
verb, 3rd person present
  1. give or make a whoop.
    all at once they were whooping with laughter

Middle English: probably imitative.

verb, 3rd person present
  1. beat or assault (someone).
    I'm still looking forward to whooping your ass, buddy
    I should listen to him because he whooped my butt
    everyone's mother was allowed to whoop you if you got into trouble

mid 19th century: variant of whup.

Information about whoops

  • The singular form of whoops is: whoop.
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Hyphenation of whoops

whoops

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 6 chars.
  • whoops is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

whoops synonyms

Meaning a loud cry expressing a strong emotion or calling attention:

shout

Meaning a loud inarticulate shout or scream expressing a powerful feeling or emotion:

cry

Meaning a cry made as a summons or to attract someone's attention:

call

Meaning a loud, sharp cry of pain, surprise, or delight:

yell

Meaning a full, deep, prolonged cry uttered by a lion or other large wild animal:

roar

Meaning a long, loud, piercing cry expressing extreme emotion or pain:

scream

Meaning a high-pitched piercing cry or sound; a scream:

shriek

Meaning a loud, harsh, piercing cry:

screech

Meaning a shout expressing scorn or disapproval:

hoot

Meaning a circular band of metal, wood, or similar material, especially one used for binding the staves of barrels or forming part of a framework:

hoop

Meaning a shout of encouragement, praise, or joy:

cheer

Meaning an utterance of the word ‘hurrah’:

hurrah

Meaning a loud cry or shout:

holler

Meaning used to express approval or delight:

huzza

Words that rhyme with whoops

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