While the word "whoopee" was first used in an 1827 news article to mean an expression of wild excitement, the similarly pronounced "Whoopi" – as in Whoopi Goldberg – is coming into prominence to mean a liberal who expresses wild excitement lacking knowledge concerning the subject matter about which she speaks. This definition is warranted…
The man, later identified as 63-year-old Jed Parkington, opened fire at officers several times during the day, damaging police cars and prompting officers to return fire....