whoa

Betekenis (Engels)

Intj

1. Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
2. An expression of surprise.
3. Used as a meaningless filler in song lyrics.

Verb

To attempt to slow (an animal) by crying "whoa".

Sinonieme

wow

oh

yikes

yow

stop

🛑

surprise

wait

stay

amazing

halt

slow down

Vertalings

ho

o

oh

oha

oh

o

⭕

ô

brr

doucement

holà

👋

attendez

stop

té

tiens

ouah

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/wəʊ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: ho

Verwante met Duits: ho

Verwante met Old French: ho !

In summary

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!”).