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to shoop

to shoop

9.9
Move quickly and casually from one place to another
  • verb
  • /ʃuːp/
  • Slang
translation icon : moverse
  • He shoops around the park every afternoon.

Examples

  • We decided to shoop over to the beach after the movie.

  • The kids would shoop around the neighborhood on their bikes all afternoon.

  • He likes to shoop from one friend's house to another on weekends.

  • I love to shoop from one cafe to another.

  • She decided to shoop through the park instead of taking the bus.

  • After school, the kids like to shoop around the playground.

  • He needs to shoop from one café to another to meet his friends.

Synonyms

to scoot
vsto shoop
  • Informal
29 2.8

Move a short distance quickly, often to make room or hurry

is a casual switch without hurried playful urgency
to jump
vsto shoop
28 5.1

To change quickly back and forth between two states

is a quick change between places rather than shifting states
to chop
vsto shoop
25 4.4

To move or change direction suddenly

is a quicker casual shift rather than an abrupt sharp change
to scooch
vsto shoop
  • Informal
8 7.9

To move a short distance while sitting to make room

is movement over larger distances between places rather than tiny seat shifts
to traipse around
vsto shoop
  • Informal
4 6.9

To walk around without a clear purpose

is used for quick purposeful switches between places not wandering aimlessly
to hopscotch
vsto shoop
3 4.6

To move quickly from one place or situation to another, often skipping steps

is a casual quick switch that keeps intermediate stages rather than skipping them

Antonyms

1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

How Fast

to zip
  • Informal
32 2.3
to dart
64 2.2
to shoop
  • Slang
9.9
to walk
1.0
to amble
15 4.8

Surface Forms

shoop infinitive
shoopd past
shoopd past participle
shoopin present participle
shoops third person singular

Etymology

Shoop sounds like a quick, soft 'whoosh', so a helpful way to remember it is to imagine slipping from place to place with a small, light move. That's why shoop means to move or switch between places in a casual, quick way.