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whoa

  [hwoh, woh]
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–interjection
stop! (used esp. to horses).
Origin:
1615–25; dial. var. of ho 2
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whoa   (hwō, wō)   
interj.  Used as a command to stop, as to a horse.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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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 As an expression of delight or surprise (1980s) it has gradually superseded wow, which was very popular 1960s.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, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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