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oboy

oboy is the alternative form of oh boy.

Meaning of oh boy

Interjection

(colloquial)

  1. (colloquial) An expression of delight or joy.
    • Oh, boy! I can't wait to tell my friends about this!
  2. (colloquial) An expression of dismay, resignation, frustration, or annoyance (sarcastic).
    • Oh, boy. This is going to be a lot of work.

Questions about oboy

What is oboy the alternative form of?
Oboy is the alternative form of oh boy.

Words near oboy in the dictionary

  1. obovate
  2. obovately
  3. obovoid
  4. obovoidal
  5. obovoids
  6. oboy
  7. oboyerite
  8. Obozo
  9. OBP
  10. obpandurate
  11. obpyramid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oboy (page history and authors); oh boy (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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