Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗verb
To attempt to slow (an animal) by crying "whoa".
intj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryStop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. · An expression of surprise. · Used as a meaningless filler in song lyrics.
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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