–an expletive used sarcastically to convey the experience of being profoundly underwhelmed.
It seems to me that I heard this phrase a lot while growing up in western Pennsylvania. However, it is apparently not used in Florida. I’m curious about whether it’s just a regional expression, or if it is used elsewhere. Anyone else ever hear it?
I’ve only ever heard it as whoopie doo. Not ding.
Back home in NB (I’ve been typing that so often lately… I’m starting to feel like Rose and her “back in St. Olaf” stories…) I used to hear a very, very similar expression from my first cousin’s mouth often. As we are from the same family/region and age, I never quite figured out where she picked it up, but sometimes I’d hear other people use it, though rarely.
Her expression? “Whoop-dee-ding!” Or, other times, “Whoop-dee-ding-dong!”
The other times I’d heard it, they would say “Whoopidy-ding”. Make of that what you will.
I, myself, have never used it. It wasn’t common, unless I was hanging out with her.
It’s a common expression in Michigan, except it’s usually “Whoop-dee-doo.” I never heard it quite phrased the way you have.
Ah no. Whoopee ding is short for Whoopee ding do! 
These, of course, are related to the ironic utterance, ‘Whoop-de-do’. I guess people thought the whole thing needed a little more pizzazz.
I’ve heard “whoop-de-doo” but the big one when I was a kid (back in the stone age) was a very sarcatically-delivered, “big whip.” My ten-years-younger brother claims this expression is more accurately pronouced “big whoop,” but I don’t believe him.
My personal favorite version is “Whoop-dee-shit.”
Damn…came in seven minutes to late to add that particular Tom Servo quote.
Whooped dee do - I’m not thrilled about a past event.
Whoopie do - I’m not thrilled about a present or future event.
Whoopie ding - abbreviated - Sarcastic for I suppose you want me to ring the town bell and tell them all about this.
Whoopie ding dong - Sarcastic for I suppose you want me to ring the town bell and tell them all about this.
Whoopie ding dong, the wicked witch is dead - You’re not impressed and you want them too suffer all day from Munchkins singing “Ding dong the wicked witch is dead.”
I have used them all since childhood in Wisconsin.
Whoop-dee-doo is what I heard most often growing up in Toronto, sometimes shortened to Whoopie-doo. It was usually accompanied by a vertical finger-twirling motion.
It’s big whoop and big whoop dee do around here.
I don’t believe YOU, either. 
In my younger Toronto days, it was “whoopie-doo” most often, but “big whoop” was quite popular too.
I also remember the finger twirling motion. Anybody else do that to accompany ther “whoopie-whatever” or was that a Toronto thing?
Wisconsin must be an exciting place. 
(Sorry, I have a friend from Wisconsin and I tease him about that all the time.)
It made it as far as Ottawa anyway We definitely used ‘big whoop’. In fact I’m sure I’ve heard it on TV.
We use 'em all in Indiana!
Those are the only ones I have heard. What kind of low-lifes are you other Dopers hanging out with, anyhow? :dubious: Whoopie-doo, indeed!
According to a short television news item last fall, Wisconsin is the battle ground for east meets west language usage and idioms.
The twirling your finger at the same time, is occasionally done.
I have never heard nor used “whoopie-ding” but now is as good a time as any to start using it!
Never heard that expression, but I’ve always used “Big Wow!”