whoop-de-do
Example Sentences
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During the Wrights’ grand, two-day welcome home whoop-de-do in Dayton, a New York Times reporter caught them sneaking off to work in their shop three times on the first day.
From New York Times • May 3, 2015
The Aviary, a 15-minute cab ride from Logan Square in the West Loop, is a whoop-de-do.
From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2013
“Well, whoop-de-do: The boss rewarded me for landing that big account by congratuplating me at Chipotle.”
From Washington Post
King Michael of Rumania turned 26, quietly and privately at his hunting lodge, set himself for the loud and public whoop-de-do next week on his "name day," the Feast of Michael the Archangel.
From Time Magazine Archive
This is not patriotic whoop-de-do; it is carefully observed fact.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
