verb · irregular · intransitive · rare

whoop it up

whoop it up · whoops it up · whooped it up · whooping it up

To have a great time; to party or revel whole-heartedly or noisilyTo have a great time; to party or revel whole-heartedly or noisily.

» Tonight Liisa and Markku were in the mood to whoop it up.

Heute Abend hatten Liisa und Markku Lust, mal richtig die Sau rauszulassen. — freddy1

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Meaning

1 senses

(idiomatic)To have a great time; to party or revel whole-heartedly or noisily.
They all went out to whoop it up on his 21st birthday.

More definitions

celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

Examples

1 sentences

Tonight Liisa and Markku were in the mood to whoop it up.
deHeute Abend hatten Liisa und Markku Lust, mal richtig die Sau rauszulassen. — freddy1
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Forms

whoops it up, whooping it up, whooped it up, whooped it up

Base form	whoop it up · to whoop it up
3rd person singular	whoops it up
Present participle	whooping it up
Past simple	whooped it up
Past participle	whooped it up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	whoop it up
he, she, it	whoops it up

Past simpleLesson

all persons

whooped it up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have whooped it up
he, she, it	has whooped it up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will whoop it up

Synonyms

8 synonyms

live large

Close in meaning

celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities:revel racket make whoopee make merry make happy jollify wassail

Word family

1 related words

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Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb