to woop
- verb
- /wuːp/
- Informal
- She wooped her opponent in the chess tournament last weekend.
Examples
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The team wooped their rivals in the finals.
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Did they really woop the competition that easily?
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Our team managed to woop the competition in the final round.
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If you are not prepared, they will woop you without mercy.
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Our team absolutely wooped the competition and secured a spot in the finals.
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Without a doubt, they wooped their rivals by a wide margin during the last game.
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In the final matchup, the athletes wooped their opponents, clinching the championship easily.
Synonyms
To beat someone easily in a game or fight
To beat someone easily in a game or contest
To beat someone very badly in a game or match
To beat someone completely in a game or contest
To beat someone easily and completely
To defeat an opponent completely and easily
To beat someone in a game or challenge
To beat someone very easily and completely in a game or contest
To beat someone badly in a game
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Etymology
Woop in the sense 'to defeat someone easily' comes from the idea of making a victorious shout after an easy win, like giving a loud woop of triumph. A helpful way to remember it is to picture the winner who 'woops' after a clear victory, so woop here means to beat someone easily.