whoa
An expression of surpriseAn expression of surprise.
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» Whoa, big boy, what are you doing here?
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Examples
16 sentencesWhoa, big boy, what are you doing here?
Whoa, you have to take that thing to the dry cleaners.
deBoah, Sie müssen mal das Ding in die Reinigung bringen. — mutskt
Whoa, Tom, you can't say that!
Meaning
3 sensesAn expression of surprise.
Whoa, are you serious?
boah, boa, oha
огоogo
огоoho
Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
Whoa, Nelly!
brr, oha, langsam
тпруtpru, пруpru, стопstop
Used as a meaningless filler in song lyrics.
Origin
Whoa (c. 1843) is a variant of woa (c. 1840), itself a variant of wo (c. 1787), from who (Whoa (c. 1843) is a variant of woa (c. 1840), itself a variant of wo (c. 1787), from who (c. 1450), ultimately from Middle English ho, hoo (interjection), probably from Old Norse hó! (interjection, also, a shepherd's call). Compare German ho, Old French ho ! (“hold!, halt!”).
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