"whoa", and the back-up when it needs to use the restroom is "wo"
"woah" is back in toledo washing dishes
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:09 (three years ago) link
but yes, i am way too busy to use ilx right now lol
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:10 (three years ago) link
I maintain, as upthread, that 'woah' =
https://j.gifs.com/m26OYx.gif
― Wet Pretzels and Other Soggy Snacks (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:17 (three years ago) link
i just want to add that i am definitely NOT too busy to use ilx right now, i was just being sarcastic. these are the issues that matter
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:18 (three years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/ykXXqFu.png
case closed
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:19 (three years ago) link
I think you would say "Whoa!" to a horse
When spoken in human company, "whoa" (as I've heard it used) expresses surprise, but it also carries with it the implication of "slow down and give me a moment to absorb that".
― Respectfully Yours, (Aimless), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:21 (three years ago) link
it also carries with it the implication of "slow down and give me a moment to absorb that".
sometimes it does. but it can also mean "no no, stop that!", whether to a horse or to another person. i'm thinking back to various times in my life when i have witnessed something horrible that should immediately stop. it's tough to recall particulars, but i remember shouting variants of "whoa whoa whoa no! no!"
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:23 (three years ago) link
Big Don Afterthought going full Sidney Powell
― early-Woolf semantic prosody (Hadrian VIII), Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:23 (three years ago) link
"whoa" may be a more generalized word for me, though - almost more like a sound or a feeling, sometimes. whoa flies out of my mouth left and right, in many contexts
― Karl Malone, Wednesday, 23 December 2020 17:24 (three years ago) link