whoop it up

verb

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.”

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Meanings

verbwhoop it up (third-person singular simple present whoops it up, present participle whooping it up, simple past and past participle whooped it up)

present singular third person whoops it up · participle present whooping it up · participle past whooped it up · past whooped it up

  1. idiomaticTo have a great time; to party or revel whole-heartedly or noisily.

    They all went out to whoop it up on his 21st birthday.

    1 more example

    "Toward the end of the meal I shall disappear for a bit. You keep the party going, to cover up. Play rowdy records at them, or something. And everybody help to whoop it up."

    1951, John Wyndham, The Day of the Triffids, Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, published 1954, page 270

    Synonyms: live large

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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live large

More synonyms by meaning

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

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revelracketmake whoopeemake merrymake happyjollifywassail
Broader
celebratefete
Also see
jollifymake merrymake whoopeeracketrevelwassail

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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