whoa
Bedeutung (English)
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- Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
- An expression of surprise.
- Used as a meaningless filler in song lyrics.
Frequenz
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/wəʊ/
Etymologie (English)
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!”).
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