whoa

Definitions


[wəʊ], (Interjection)

Definitions:
- used to express surprise, interest, or alarm, or to command attention
(e.g: whoa, that's huge!)

- used as a command to a horse to make it stop or slow down, or to urge a person to stop or wait
(e.g: whoa, hold on a minute, Fred!)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English: variant of ho




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