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WAR WHOOP

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Dictionary entry overview: What does war whoop mean?

• WAR WHOOP (noun)
The noun WAR WHOOP has 1 sense:

1. a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle

Familiarity information: WAR WHOOP used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WAR WHOOP (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

battle cry; war whoop; rallying cry; war cry

Hypernyms ("war whoop" is a kind of...):

call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

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