whoop-de-do

whoop-de-do

or whoop-de-doo

(ˈhup diˈdu, ˈhʊp-, ˈʰwup-, ˈʰwʊp-, ˈwup-, ˈwʊp-)

n., pl. -dos or -doos. Informal. 1. lively and noisy festivities; merrymaking: the annual New Year's Eve whoop-de-do. 2. heated discussion or debate, esp. in public: a whoop-de-do over the new tax bill. 3. extravagant publicity or fanfare: the whoop-de-do of a movie premiere. [1935–40; orig. uncertain; see whoop]