whoa

Meanings

Intj

Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
An expression of surprise.
Used as a meaningless filler in song lyrics.

Verb

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

Origin / Etymology

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!”).

Antonyms

giddap, giddyup

Scrabble Score: 10

whoa is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
whoa is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
whoa is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

whoa is a valid Words With Friends word