OXFORD 9000
📚 intj • entry_id 21231

whoa

/wəʊ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cho • so • to
Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
I can see Mickie getting hot, I'm about to grab his arm, hold him back, say, Whoa, whoa, Mick, not here, it ain't worth it what happened inside just now.
Whoa, Nelly!
ala • ale • alá • asu • asu madre • asu mare • bestia • guau • hala • hale • híjole • ño
An expression of surprise.
Whoa, are you serious?
Whoa. Wait a minute, Doc. Are you trying to tell me that my mother has got the hots for me?
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