whoa
意味
- (特に馬に対して)どおどお,止まれ(stop)
例文
Whoa, if we keep chatting, despite actually arriving early, we'll end up late!
おっと、せっかく時間前に来たのに、ダベッてたら遅刻しちまう。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
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!”).