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Wait a minute! Consider all the risks before you just charge ahead.
The man wanted to jump out of the plane with his parachute, but the trainer said, "Whoa there cowboy" we haven't verified everything is working right on the checklist yet.
The word "whoa" is the word that American use to halt their horses, literally. When horseback riding or with a wagon, you pull on the reins and then say "whoa". "Nelly" was an old standard mare's name - not really a name because Farmer's didn't often name their work tools, the horse being a work tool, was simply, universally, called Nelly. When you wanted to stop a (female) horse, you'd say, of course, "Whoa Nelly".
In modern English it's used to refer to anything (i.e. a car, a bike, a situation) or a person, who has become out of control and gone on ahead and done something unexpected - and then it's said after the fact to express shock, awe, or merely surprise, at the unexpected behavior.
"She quit her banking job of 10 years to join an improv comedy troup."
"Whoa Nelly!!...what was she smoking when she did that?"
David and Sarah broke up because he came home smelling like perfume.
The student learning to drive popped the clutch too soon and the car bucked forward, then the driving instructor said, "Whoa Nelly! Be sure to let the clutch out slowly next time!"
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An expression meaning calm down or slow your roll.
Drunk girl is getting crazy at a party and spilling drinks everywhere you gotta tell her "whoa chachi"!
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Used when people are hassling you or on your case.
Person hassling you: I needed this done and you never finished it.
You: WHOA CHACHI
The lights that unfortunately come on at the end of the night at the club. This usually alerts the victim that he has spent the last 2 hours talking to a chick that is gross. This surprises the victim who was under the impression that he/she was talking to an attractive girl/guy until the lights came on and made him say... whoa this bitch/dude is ugly. Hence "whoa lights"
Nick: Yo Rob, did you bang that chick I saw you talking to at the club last night?
Rob: Hell no! The whoa lights came on and I realized she had a God Damn wart on her cheek.
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A Whoa Belly is that indescribably cool feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you drive over a hill. It is also associated with roller coasters and other thrill rides.
A cheer of familial unity, as performed by the family in Married with Children.
Can also describe a small family reunion.
Al: Can I get a Whoa Bundy?
The Bundy's: Whoooooooa Bundy!
"Maybe we can all meet up at Mom and Dad's later for a 'Whoa Bundy!'
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New Orleans equivalent of "whoa now", used as a general greeting just like "wassup"
"whoa na lil' dah-daaaay (daddy)"
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