whoa

interjection

1. 1

   Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.

   Whoa, Nelly!

   The Negroes, having waited for the white people to go upstairs, began to come in. “Whoa now, just a minute,” said a club member, holding up his walking stick. “Just don’t start up them there stairs yet awhile.”

   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.

2. 2

   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?

   Jen: Douglas has asked me to be his PA. Moss: Oh. My. God! Well, that is something and a half. His PA? How... Whoa! His PA... Shut up! His PA! Jen: It means "personal assistant". Moss: Thank you. Right, OK.

3. 3

   Used as a meaningless filler in song lyrics.

   I am the type who is liable to snipe you With two seconds left to go, whoa.

   And oh whoa girl, it's a shame. Oh whoa girl, it's a doggone shame.

verbe

1. 1

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

   He was whoaing the horses loudly, and they did seem to be going faster than usual—in fact, they were galloping.

Formes

passé

whoaed

participe passé

whoaed

participe présent

whoaing

3ᵉ personne du singulier

whoas