Just wondering, is the word "woah" a good thing, a bad thing or both?

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Well I'm curious about this word because there have been quite a lot of people who say different things. Some say it means like shocking, some say it's totally a good thing like epic, others say it can be interpreted both ways (bad or good, depending on what the person was feeling about a particular situation.

It's 100% a good thing	4
It's 100% a bad thing	1
It's both ( can mean good and or bad depending on the situation)	45
It means awesome/amazing	1
It's another word for surprise, so it can be a bad or good thing	21

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NeuroNeptunian

11 years ago

That depends.

If you know you've gained a lot of weight since your BF has been gone because you let yourself go, got depressed and met Ben and Jerry but you think he won't notice after being deployed for the past 6 months and you go to JC Penny and buy a frilly coochie skirt and a tube top and meet him at his homecoming dinner at his favorite restaurant, "Awesome Fucking Steakhouse" or some shit and you RUN towards him when you see him, wrap your arms around his waist, shout his name, let go, and look into his beautiful baby blue eyes and the first word that comes out of his mouth is

"Whoa"

That might be a bad thing.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  11 years ago
  
  what the hell u on about, this has absolutely irrelevant because that is just a fairy tale story u just made up O.o. Please make proper statements thanks.
  
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  - NeuroNeptunian
    
    11 years ago
    
    Please write properly thanks.
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      11 years ago
      
      stop trying to antagonize me, because it aint working
      
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      - NeuroNeptunian
        
        11 years ago
        
        You want summa dis? You really want summa dis?
        Sense of humor, buddy, you'd benefit from one.
        
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        Anonymous Post Author
        
        11 years ago
        
        but that's not funny! I wasn't asking for jokes, I was asking for an opinion!
        
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Terence_the_viking

11 years ago

Eg. I shat my pants.

Woah.

Eg. I got a ferrari.

Woah.

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- losthere
  
  11 years ago
  
  lol
  
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wigsplitz

11 years ago

Then there's the Keanu 'whoa' which cannot be defined.

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- charli.m
  
  11 years ago
  
  Eh...I'm of the belief that anything Keanu is bad by default...
  
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  - Terence_the_viking
    
    11 years ago
    
    Greg grunberg is the fat version of him.
    
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Grunberg
    
    I found Fat Keanu.
    
    WOAH!!!!
    
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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  11 years ago
  
  what the hell is keanu??
  
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  - NeuroNeptunian
    
    11 years ago
    
    Keanu Reeves.
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      11 years ago
      
      what about him..? hes hot thats all i know :P
      
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jucedaguy

11 years ago

Stop, when riding a horse.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  11 years ago
  
  im not meaning that sort of woah LOL
  
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[Old Memory]

11 years ago

It depends on the context. Usually I use it in a joking way.

"Woah! Calm down broseph!"

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  11 years ago
  
  hmm ok, thanks for your comment
  
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dappled

11 years ago

Like jucedaguy says, "Whoa" means to stop. You'd use it in other contexts when something is shocking you or anything really that you'd want to stop or slow down.

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- Anonymous Post Author
  
  11 years ago
  
  what about if someone says woah after an accidental kiss and then laughs
  
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  - [Old Memory]
    
    11 years ago
    
    What type of laugh? I'd have to be there.
    
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    - Anonymous Post Author
      
      11 years ago
      
      how am i meant to explain what sort of laugh, it was a laugh lol
      
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      - [Old Memory]
        
        11 years ago
        
        Dat why I'd have to be there. It sounds like it could be an awkward "Whoa *laugh*" or a surprised "Whoa *laugh*".
        
        And how dare you mock me with your 'lol!" lol.
        ;P
        
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        Anonymous Post Author
        
        11 years ago
        
        ohh ok, a good surprise or bad, try and be more specific please and I didn't intend to "mock" you lololo
        
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bananaface

11 years ago

I use it when I find out something that has shocked me. Could be either good or bad.

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Just wondering, is the word "woah" a good thing, a bad thing or both?