stop: used esp. in directing a horse to stand still
Origin of whoa
for howhoa
whoaWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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whoa
interjection
- Used as a command to stop, as to a horse.
- Used to express surprise, amazement, or great pleasure.
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Interjection
Usage notes
Another alternate spelling from woa, woah (c. 1856), is common, especially on the internet.
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