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1. Greetings to a friend or a large crowd to announce your arrival.
2. Can be used as a pronoun to get a persons attention without saying their name.
3. Celebratory; Elation; Happiness
4. Used to described illegal substances such as narcotics.
"HEY Whodaba", he shouting to the party as he walked in the door.

"Watch out Whodaba, I have a hot plate in my hands"

"Hey man, that was some good Whodaba the other night, got anymore?"
Whodaba by Ovalnet July 17, 2009
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WHOAA • Whoaaa na • Whoaaaw • whoa • whaa • whoaman • whoa nelly • whaaa • Whaaat? • Whoadis

whoa vicky

A loud mouthed white girl who thinks shes black.
Vicky: I'M BLACK I'M BLACK
Internet: Whoa Vicky NO YOUR NOT
whoa vicky by Lil Poptart December 6, 2017

Whoa there cowboy 

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.
Whoa there cowboy by tender vittles December 15, 2012
Similar to "what": used when you're a bit more confused/dazed than usual, often used through texting
*texting*
Anna: Omg why is your dog eating corn??
Sophia: whaat
Anna: sorry wrong person
whaat by Bowlcakes 55555 January 7, 2017
Whoag
Wow. Whoag
Whoag by Whoag August 10, 2015

Whoa Nelly 

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!"
Whoa Nelly by espressowhip July 27, 2010
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Pee Calculus

When you have to pee in a movie but don’t want to miss anything, and must do the following mental equation: will the amount I have to pee cause enough discomfort to diminish my attention capacity for the remainder of the movie to an extent which is greater than the amount of the movie I would miss by making a mad dash to the restroom.
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Literally "dirty" pronounced with a West Indian accent. Can also have a positive connotation, for example Sean Paul's album title "Dutty Rock".
"The girl is pretty but she corrupt and dutty!"

or, in a positive usage:

"Booya! That freestyle was dutty!"
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korean word for madam, older woman
Ajumma wait a moment
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Slop Grenade

When someone uses AI to generate a large document, slide deck, or piece of code/software and tosses it over the fence for you to deal with.
Chad: Hey Brent I sent you the new backend API change to review, it’s only 100 files changed.

Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
Slop Grenade by Joe Squid September 28, 2026
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