Whoops

interj. oops! (cry of surprise)

v. shout enthusiastically, call; breath heavily (as one with whooping cough)

n. enthusiastic shout; call; heavy breathing sound (characteristic of whooping cough)

Woops! was a 1992 Fox network sitcom about the six survivors of a world nuclear holocaust. The six of them live together in an abandoned farm house while trying to survive and re-establish civilization. One critic referred to Woops! as a "post apocalypse Gilligan's Island". Thirteen episodes were made, but only ten were aired. The show premiered on September 27, 1992; the last episode aired was on December 6. The show is unavailable on DVD, and there are no known plans to release the show or the unaired episodes on DVD. The show featured one of the first TV roles for Cleavant Derricks.
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Noun
1. a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement
(hypernym) cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
Verb
1. shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm; "The children whooped when they were led to the picnic table"
(hypernym) shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo, squall
2. cough spasmodically; "The patient with emphysema is hacking all day"
(synonym) hack
(hypernym) cough

A nickname for the Washington public power supply system which in the 1970s raised billions of dollars through municipal bond offerings, but because of bad management, the projects which the offerings were to finance did not materialize and Whoops defaulted on the payments to bondholders.

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