whoa

intj

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

   “Whoa, Nelly!”

   “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. 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. 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.”

verb

1. (transitive)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.”