OY VEY

Meaning of OY VEY in English

/ ˌɔɪ ˈveɪ; NAmE / exclamation

used for showing disappointment or sadness (mainly by Yiddish speakers or Jewish people)

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WORD ORIGIN

late 19th cent.: Yiddish , literally oh woe .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

OY VEY — [ ɔɪ'veɪ ] (also oy veh ) ■ exclamation indicating dismay or grief (used mainly by Yiddish-speakers). Origin C19: Yiddish, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
OY VEY — Standard Jewish expression of exasperation, frustration, annoyance, sympathy. Example: Did you see that guy at the bar? He wouldn't leave …
Slang English vocab
OY — interjection Etymology: Yiddish Date: 1892 — used especially to express exasperation or dismay
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OY — noun or oye ˈȯi ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English (Scots) o, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish haue, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OY — oy 1 /oy/ , interj. (used to express dismay, pain, annoyance, grief, etc.) Also, oi . [ 1890-95; ] oy …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OY — interjection Etymology: Yiddish Date: 1892 — used especially to express exasperation or dismay oy , what a mess
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OY — ■ exclamation variant spelling of oi .
Concise Oxford English vocab
OY — exclamation = oi
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OY — a verbally expressed sigh Example: Dan: Joan, your roommate once again managed to set your closet on fire. Joan: Oy...
Slang English vocab
OY — yo
Anagrams English vocabulary
OY — (шотландское) внук, внучка
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OY — n шотл. внук; внучка
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OY — ой
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OY — (n) внук; внучка
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OY — n шотл. внук; внучка
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OY — n шотл. внук; внучка
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OY — I идиш ; межд. ; = oy vey; = oy vay о горе! II сущ. ; шотл. 1) внук; внучка …
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OY — I идиш; межд.; - oy vey; - oy vay о горе! II сущ.; шотл. 1) внук; внучка 2) уст. племянник; племянница
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
OY — (шотландское) внук, внучка
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OY — ой
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OY/SM6RXS — Located in IP62 DXCC entity: OY - Faroe Is. Last update on: 06/1996 Search SM6RXS at QRZ.COM Search SM6RXS at …
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OY/SM0KAK/WW — Located in IP62 DXCC entity: OY - Faroe Is. Last update on: 01/1998 Search SM0KAK at QRZ.COM Search SM0KAK at …
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OY/SM0KAK — Located in IP62 DXCC entity: OY - Faroe Is. Last update on: 01/1998 Search SM0KAK at QRZ.COM Search SM0KAK at …
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OY/PE1PFW/P — Located in IP62OA DXCC entity: OY - Faroe Is. Last update on: 07/1998 Search PE1PFW at QRZ.COM Search PE1PFW at …
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OY/OE3GEA — Located in IP62 DXCC entity: OY - Faroe Is. Last update on: 08/1996 Search OE3GEA at QRZ.COM Search OE3GEA at …
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OY/G4WKN — Located in IP61 DXCC entity: OY - Faroe Is. Last update on: 01/1998 Search G4WKN at QRZ.COM Search G4WKN at …
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OY VAY — It comes from a language called Yiddish which was spoken by European Jews. It is a mixture of Hebrew, German …
Slang English vocab
OH YES — a-oy;i-oy
English-Visayan vocabulary
SAVOYARD — /seuh voy"euhrd, sav'oy ahrd"/ ; Fr. /sann vwann yannrdd"/ , n. , pl. Savoyards /seuh voy"euhrdz, sav'oy ahrdz"/ ; Fr. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OI — /oy/ , interj. OY.
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OE — /oy/ , n. Scot. oy.
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EULER — /oy"leuhr/ ; Ger., Swed. /oy"leuhrdd/ , n. 1. Leonhard Ger. /lay"awn hahrddt'/ , 1707-83, Swiss mathematician. 2. Ulf Svante von …
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DAISY DUKES — vey short and fitting denim shorts that young women wear in southern United States
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IP62 — Stations in this square: OY/DF2SS, OY/DF8QJ/P, OY/DL2VFR, OY/DL4YBZ/P, OY/OE3GEA, OY/PE1PFW/P, OY/SM0KAK, OY/SM0KAK/WW, OY/SM6RXS, OY1A, OY1CT, OY1G, OY2H, OY3JE, OY3QN, OY4TN, …
Amateur Radio QTH locator English vocabulary
IP61 — Stations in this square: OY/G4DHF, OY/G4HDF, OY/G4ODA, OY/G4PIQ, OY/G4WKN, OY9JN
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CONVEY — [con.vey] vt con.veyed ; con.vey.ing [ME, fr. MF conveier to accompany, escort, fr. (assumed) VL conviare, fr. L com- + …
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