"whoa, Nelly" meaning in English

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        "pos1": "a command to slow or stop",
        "pos2": "a common name for a mule or horse"
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  "etymology_text": "From whoa! (a command to slow or stop) + Nelly (a common name for a mule or horse). A popular catch-phrase, together with \"Whoa, Nellybelle\" on the Roy Rogers TV show (1951–1957).",
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  "pos": "intj",
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          "ref": "2020 June 17, The Denver Gazette",
          "text": "...the jeep’s brakes never quite worked, even when Brady uttered the catch phrases \"Whoa, Nellybelle\" or \"Whoa, Nelly.\"",
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        "an exclamation of surprise, especially one in response to an unexpected acceleration of speed"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From whoa! (a command to slow or stop) + Nelly (a common name for a mule or horse). A popular catch-phrase, together with \"Whoa, Nellybelle\" on the Roy Rogers TV show (1951–1957).",
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