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whoa
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Whoa
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whoa
/
ʰwoʊ, woʊ
/
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[
hwoh, woh
]
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interjection
stop! (used especially to horses).
Origin:
1615–25;
dialectal variant of
ho
2
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whoa
(wəʊ)
—
interj
a command used esp to horses to stop or slow down
[C19: variant of
ho
1
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
whoa
1623, a cry to call attention from a distance, a variant of
who
. As a command to stop a horse, it is attested from 1843, a variant of
ho
. As an expression of delight or surprise (1980s) it has gradually superseded
wow
, which was very popular 1960s.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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