Haven't heard the term whoop-ass for about 7 years, and even then it was a joke. From Wordnik.com. [Two More Transformers 2 TV Spots and English Language Wheelie Clip | /Film] Reference
The "whoop" comes from the sharp intake of breath following a series of exhausting, oxygen-depleting coughs. From Wordnik.com. [Whooping cough makes a comeback] Reference
The high-pitched whoop is a symptom heard mainly in younger children; it's the sound of a desperate attempt to breathe. From Wordnik.com. [Bucking the Herd] Reference
Black preachers who 'whoop' -- minstrels or ministers?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN.com] Reference
"It was a loud cough that went down to her toes, and the whoop was a sharp intake of breath," she recalled. From Wordnik.com. [Bucking the Herd] Reference
As the air rushes past the glottis, which is still partially closed, a sound recalling the whoop of pertussis is heard. From Wordnik.com. [The Nervous Child] Reference
It involves severe coughing fits and a "whoop" caused when people attempt to inhale. From Wordnik.com. [HPV Vaccine Gaining Acceptance] Reference
Interesting use of the word "whoop" from a Texas Aggie who knows a whoop when she hears one. From Wordnik.com. [Boring Books] Reference
He stood upon the bank and gave that peculiar whoop which is a signal of the return of a friend. From Wordnik.com. [Folk-Lore and Legends: North American Indian] Reference
"There's a lack of a catalyst before the earnings to kind of whoop through these levels," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Dow Retakes 11000] Reference
But what made it so excellent was how Lance made the most ridiculous "whoop" sound before exploding. From Wordnik.com. [This guy should be a Bond villain: Arnold Vosloo] Reference
It then steadily progresses into a more severe cough with the telltale "whoop" While the child is taking in a breath. From Wordnik.com. [Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: Coughing Up the Facts on Pertussis (Whooping Cough)] Reference
And every time we see something shiny over here, we go, "whoop," and lose focus and forget that the whole idea is to win this war. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2006] Reference
Hibernian whoop which is comical when it should be pathetic. From Wordnik.com. [Arabian nights. English] Reference
Qu then performed a small victory "whoop" before sitting back down, 300,000 richer. From Wordnik.com. [PokerStars Poker Blog] Reference
Southerly Wind and a Cloudy Sky, 'and gave the' whoop 'in chorus with general applause. From Wordnik.com. [History of English Humour, Vol. 2 (of 2)] Reference
He took that Southern drawl and learned to "whoop" with the best black preachers in town. From Wordnik.com. [Kansas City Star: Front Page] Reference
This will also help out those of you with 2000 posts that still don't know who makes the 'whoop' noise in. From Wordnik.com. [DMB Headlines Courtesy of antsmarching.org] Reference
The "whoop" Sojourner gave in the horse-car at Washington was probably a legacy from her Mohawk ancestor. From Wordnik.com. [Narrative of Sojourner Truth; a Bondswoman of Olden Time, Emancipated by the New York Legislature in the Early Part of the Present Century; with a History of Her Labors and Correspondence, Drawn from Her "Book of Life":] Reference
In children the coughing often ends with a "whoop" noise that occurs when the child tried to take a breath. From Wordnik.com. [The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register] Reference
He laughed, and let forth a sounding "whoop," which nowise allayed the fright of the women inside the carriage. From Wordnik.com. [Man on the Box] Reference
At length a loud shrill "whoop," "whoop," "whoop," one after another, saluted Trip's ears, and off he ran to find them. From Wordnik.com. [The Bobbin Boy or, How Nat Got His learning] Reference
We come in whoop. From Wordnik.com. [Pixar's People, At Play With Ideas In 'Toy Story 3'] Reference
"whoop" followed by a ritual sign of camaraderie, notably a variation of the high five. From Wordnik.com. [The Sac Rag] Reference
You're about to say something to make me whoop your. From Wordnik.com. [Guy Davis: The Language of the Blues] Reference
Yet round their old haunts he would still whoop and halloo. From Wordnik.com. [Life and Remains of John Clare "The Northamptonshire Peasant Poet"] Reference
That, as he says, "" opens up a whole new can of whoop-ass. ''. From Wordnik.com. [On Mtv, A Star Is Slain] Reference
With a whoop Gerald and Pepper were off, racing down the road. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Scouts Patrol] Reference
When it comes to what it do, I don't fall for that whoop-de-whoo. From Wordnik.com. [Janet Jackson's Big on 'Discipline'] Reference
She rose from her hiding place, gave a single whoop, and loosed the pebble. From Wordnik.com. [Hilary Mantel Comma] Reference
KAREN GRIGSBY BATES: Last week, a big whoop went up on the steps of the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [Gay-Marriage Decision Foreshadows Long Legal Road] Reference
At VOA headquarters in Washington, a whoop went up when Gorbachev said he had tuned in. From Wordnik.com. [The People Vs. The Plotters] Reference
If there was any time to bring out a can of socialist whoop-ass, it would be now on that. From Wordnik.com. [The Interrogators] Reference
There's also a can of 100 percent whoop-ass in the back just in case -- but more on that later. From Wordnik.com. [Stone Cold Crazy!] Reference
She pulled back the shower curtain, half expecting him to jump out with a war whoop, the idjit. From Wordnik.com. [Sympathy] Reference
The radio host squints into the sunlight, holding his breath as the whoop-whoop-whoop grows louder. From Wordnik.com. [Strange Signals From Area 51] Reference
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