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What (who) is oy vey - definition
A YIDDISH PHRASE EXPRESSING DISMAY OR EXASPERATION
Oy gevalt; Oy Vey; Oyvey; Oi vey; Gevalt; Oy vay; Oy vei; Oi veh; Oy veh; Oy vey iz mir
oy vey
[??'ve?]
(also oy veh)
¦ exclamation indicating dismay or grief (used mainly by Yiddish-speakers).
Origin
C19: Yiddish, lit. 'oh woe'.
oy vey
Standard Jewish expression of exasperation, frustration, annoyance, sympathy.
Did you see that guy at the bar? He wouldn't leave me alone all night. Oy vey, what a loser.
Did you see that guy at the bar? He wouldn't leave me alone all night. Oy vey, what a loser.
oy vay
It comes from a language called Yiddish which was spoken by European Jews.
It is a mixture of Hebrew, German and various Slavic languages.
Prior to WWII about eleven million people spoke Yiddish; newspapers and books were published in the language, and there was Yiddish theater in Europe, the United States and Latin America.
Oy! can mean any number of things, depending on the context and the way it is said.
It can express both dejection and joy; ecstasy and horror.
Oy Vay literally means oh pain, but it is often used to express just the opposite. A book entitled The Joys of Yiddish by Leo Rosten lists 29 ways the expression Oy! can be used.
They did what to the network? Oy vay!
It is a mixture of Hebrew, German and various Slavic languages.
Prior to WWII about eleven million people spoke Yiddish; newspapers and books were published in the language, and there was Yiddish theater in Europe, the United States and Latin America.
Oy! can mean any number of things, depending on the context and the way it is said.
It can express both dejection and joy; ecstasy and horror.
Oy Vay literally means oh pain, but it is often used to express just the opposite. A book entitled The Joys of Yiddish by Leo Rosten lists 29 ways the expression Oy! can be used.
They did what to the network? Oy vay!
Wikipedia
Oy vey
Oy vey (Yiddish: אױ װײ) is a Yiddish phrase expressing dismay or exasperation. Also spelled oy vay, oy veh, or oi vey, and often abbreviated to oy, the expression may be translated as "oh, woe!" or "woe is me!" Its Hebrew equivalent is oy vavoy (אוי ואבוי, ój vavój).
Examples of use of oy vey
1. We haven‘t actually read it, but the title‘s enough: Up, Up, and Oy Vey. diary@guardian.co.uk
2. The title is a play on the Yiddish exclamation ‘Oy vey‘ and shiksa is a Yiddish word for a non–Jewish woman.
3. Peering through the trellis I couldn‘t find my date anywhere, and with an "oy vey" I fled into the night once more.
4. Brad Miller (D–N.C.). Miller explained that the night‘s events hadn‘t helped him make a decision. (Oy vey, come on people!) He wasn‘t so interested in how Pennsylvanians voted, he said; he was waiting for guidance from North Carolinians, whose primary is May 6.