oy vey

Meaning

Interjection

  • oh dear

Origin

  • From Yiddish אוי וויי, from Middle High German ōwē, from ō + wē, the latter being from Old High German wē, from Proto-Germanic *wai, from Proto-Indo-European *wai. Cognate with German o weh, Dutch oh wee, Latin vae, and Esperanto ho ve.

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