Wha vs Whoa - What's the difference?
wha | whoa |
Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof ); calm down; slow down.
An expression of surprise.
As interjections the difference between wha and whoa
is that wha is eye dialect of lang=en while whoa is stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.whoa
English
Alternative forms
* woah * whoahInterjection
(en interjection)- Whoa , Nelly!
- Whoa , are you serious?
Usage notes
Another alternate spelling from woa, woah (c. 1856), is common.Antonyms
* giddyup, giddy-up, giddapReferences
*Whoa! Woah?! Whoah. How an old exclamation became the Internet’s most variously spelled word., Matthew J.X. Malady, Slate English terms with homophones