Pedro Pablo
What does this expression "Whoop-dee-doo" mean? What kind of expression is it? How do English speakers use it?
27 Thg 08 2016 15:17
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It is used rarely. I haven't heard this is so long. But you would use it to mock something that somebody believes is a big deal. For example: "I just got a participation trophee!" "Whoop-dee doo.."
27 tháng 8 năm 2016
In the past, it was a general expression of enthusiasm, like "Yow!" or "Yee haw!" It could be sincere. It was probably regional; when I hear it I think of the U.S. West and cowboys and rodeos. In the 1950s, it was the subject of a hit popular song, "Hoop-Dee-Doo" (variant spelling of the same phrase). Hoop-Dee-Doo, Hoop-Dee-Doo, I hear a polka and my troubles are through; Hoop-Dee-Dee, Hoop-Dee-Dee, This kind of music is like heaven to me! Hoop-Dee-Doo, Hoop-Dee-Doo, Has got me higher than a kite-- Hand me down my soup-and-fish, I am gonna get my wish Hoop-Dee-Doin' it tonight! One version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXtHyydM5Ac In the song, it's sincere. It means "I love to polka and I am really excited to be going to a polka dance." The expression... as well as polka music and the accordion... in U.S. culture have overtones of being old-fashioned, rusticated, unsophisticated. So nowadays it is more often heard in an ironic context. It's spoken with a mocking intonation and means "I am not enthusiastic about this at all." "I just heard that Dunkin' Donuts has started offering pumpkin spice coffee again!" "Well, whoop-tee-doo." Or "I could care less." Or "Big whoop." In each case, meaning "I don't think this is exciting."
27 tháng 8 năm 2016
It's not heard much these days.
27 tháng 8 năm 2016
It is slang used for sarcasm. If you use it, you will sound like a smart elick (obnoxious person). It will not win you many friends. :) It means something like, "well whatever you think" as if you don't care what the person thinks. "Well, whoop te do, tell me something that I don't know"
27 tháng 8 năm 2016
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