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单词 oy vey
释义

oy vey

interjection

ˈȯi-ˈvā How to pronounce oy vey (audio)
variants or less commonly oy vay or oy veh
used to express dismay, frustration, or grief
Mail! Oy veh, I get such mail. Such mail as I never dreamed of before the advent of the Internet. Anne Bendheim

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Yiddish, from oy, interjection expressing surprise or dismay + vey, interjection expressing distress or grief, going back to Middle High German , going back to Old High German wah, wē, going back to Germanic *wai (whence Old English ) — more at woe entry 1

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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