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Where did the word whoa come from?

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Asked by: Jennifer Miller

Where does whoa come from? The first records of the word whoa are in reference to the command to stop, especially when given to a horse. It’s thought to be a variant of the word ho, which was an earlier way of commanding a horse to stop (and a good way to remember that it’s spelled whoa).