英语词汇whoopi的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	whoopi
词源	whoopi; whoopi cushion. Comedian Whoopi Goldberg (her name is Caryn Johnson, Whoopi is her stage name) got the pseudonym Whoopi because she often “got a little gassy” when performing on stage and had to “let it go,” there being no other alternative. People took to saying she sounded like a whoopi cushion, hence the nickname Whoopi. See the New York Times, August 20, 2006.
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