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whoa
interjection
Used
to
tell
a
horse
,
vehicle
,
or
person
to
stop
or
slow
down
.
•
The
rancher
pulled
back
on
the
reins
and
shouted
, "
Whoa
!"
to
his
horse
.
The
rancher
pulled
back
on
the
reins
and
shouted
, "
Whoa
!"
to
his
horse
.
•
"
Whoa
!
Don't
step
off
the
curb
yet
,"
the
crossing
guard
warned
the
children
.
"
Whoa
!
Don't
step
off
the
curb
yet
,"
the
crossing
guard
warned
the
children
.
First
recorded
in
the
early
17th
century
as
a
variant
of
"
ho
",
an
exclamation
used
to
command
a
halt
.
interjection
Used
to
show
surprise
,
amazement
,
or
admiration
.
•
"
Whoa
,
that
fireworks
show
was
incredible
!"
"
Whoa
,
that
fireworks
show
was
incredible
!"
•
"
Whoa
,
you
built
that
treehouse
by
yourself
?"
"
Whoa
,
you
built
that
treehouse
by
yourself
?"
Developed
from
the
original
stopping
command
;
by
the
mid-20th
century
it
gained
a
figurative
sense
of
signaling
surprise
.
