whoa

Oznaczający (Angielski)

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".

Koncepcje

prr

Synonimy

wow

oh

yikes

yow

stop

🛑

surprise

wait

stay

amazing

halt

slow down

Tłumaczenia

ho

ô

o

oh

brr

oh

o

⭕

oha

doucement

holà

👋

attendez

stop

té

tiens

ouah

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/wəʊ/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Dziedziczone z średnioangielski: ho

Pokrewny z niemiecki: ho

Pokrewny z starofrancuski: 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!”).