tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post134902906108005430..comments2024-02-19T07:51:46.118-05:00Comments on Throw Grammar from the Train: Whence the Whoopie?Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173219179480606941noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-16790713155715045032011-02-24T11:05:46.310-05:002011-02-24T11:05:46.310-05:00What the heck is a whoopie pie?What the heck is a whoopie pie?John Chttp://www.commdiscussion.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-20610707113833101352011-02-20T18:45:57.231-05:002011-02-20T18:45:57.231-05:00I've known all my life that it was a conventio...I've known all my life that it was a conventional interjection, expressing joy. For any kind of enjoyment, though usually physical rather than mental; a "whoopee" for mental or emotional joy is apt to be ironic in use. More male than female, more child than adult. Associated vaguely with cowboys.<br />My talking life started about 1944; but when later i heard "Makin' Whoopee", it made perfect sense. "Whoopie" (note variant spellings, one mark of a common vocal expression) makes as much marketing sense as a confection name as "Yippee" or "Wow" or any other strong emotion expressor. It's likely to occur to lots of people in the same situation. <br />So they could both be right, which is more likely, imo.John Lawlerhttp://www.umich.edu/~jlawlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-77985928207343257252011-02-18T11:09:36.997-05:002011-02-18T11:09:36.997-05:00But in order for "makin' whoopie" to...But in order for "makin' whoopie" to stand for something else to get past the censors, it had to have been in use earlier...not necessarily as a dessert.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06339633943519606948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-41029291300776063862011-02-17T22:13:33.885-05:002011-02-17T22:13:33.885-05:00The idea of Depression era folks making whoopie wi...The idea of Depression era folks making whoopie with marshmallows and chocolate is really, really setting up a cognitive dissonance in my head.<br /><br />That's not to say it's wrong, of course. It's just to say wow/ugh!John Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979918255430186425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-29183241003115533252011-02-16T11:50:56.331-05:002011-02-16T11:50:56.331-05:00I thought of the phrase "makin' whoopie&q...I thought of the phrase "makin' whoopie" as well, so there's one vote for the origin.<br />-- K<br /><br />Kay, Alberta, Canada<br />An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous TravelKay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.com