whoop it up
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Meaning · English
to celebrate or party loudly and enthusiastically
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
đánh tiệc hoặc ăn mừng một cách ồn ào và nhiệt tình
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Literally: to shout loudly
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
Blonde Joanne had to grin and bear it when actor boyfriend Tony Scannell, who stars as Ted in The Bill, whooped it up on one of his fun nights at Stringfellows in London.
But even the Government's staunchest supporters weren't exactly whooping it up over the results.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “whoop it up” mean?
to celebrate or party loudly and enthusiastically Literally: to shout loudly
Is “whoop it up” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.