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big woop

big woop

9.9
A phrase that says something is not impressive or important
  • idiom
  • Informal
translation icon : gran cosa
  • Oh, you got a promotion? Big woop!

Examples

  • She told me she got VIP tickets, but I just said, 'big woop.'

  • He won a small trophy, and everyone was like, 'big woop.'

  • You finished your sandwich in one minute—big woop!

  • That's a big woop if you ask me.

  • When he bragged about his new car, I just shrugged and said, 'big woop.'

  • She thought winning a participation medal was a big deal, but I told her, 'big woop.'

  • After hearing about her latest achievement, I couldn't help but roll my eyes and reply, 'big woop!'

Synonyms

meh
vsbig woop
  • Slang
21 8.4

Said when someone does not care about something

is more dismissive and calls it unimportant and not worth excitement
ehh
vsbig woop
  • Informal
1 9.9

A sound people make to show something is not very interesting

is stronger and treats it as unimportant or not worth excitement

Antonyms

big deal
586 2.1

An important thing or event that affects people

How Impressed

amazing
∞ 1.0
impressive
584 3.4
big woop
  • Informal
9.9
no biggie
  • Informal
13 8.5
to care a hang
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Surface Forms

big woop singular
big woops plural

Morphology

big + woop

The noun 'woop' is nonstandard/slang (often a variant of the interjection 'whoop') and does not have a clear lexical meaning that composes with 'big' to produce 'unimpressive'—the phrase relies on ironic or sarcastic usage rather than straightforward composition. Even if a learner knows 'big' and the sound 'woop,' the dismissive, idiomatic meaning ('not a big deal') is not predictably derivable, so it would be opaque to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Big woop comes from the image of a loud cheer: big (large) and woop (a shout of excitement). People often say it quietly to show they are not impressed, so it means 'not important' or 'not impressive'.