oy vey
exclamation/ˌɔɪ ˈveɪ/
/ˌɔɪ ˈveɪ/
- used to show that you are disappointed or sad (mainly by Yiddish speakers or Jewish people)Word Originlate 19th cent.: Yiddish, literally ‘oh woe’.
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