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oi vey

oi vey is the alternative spelling of oy vey.

Meaning of oy vey

Interjection

  1. (slang, ascribed to Jewish people, potentially offensive) oh dear
    • Alternatively, some view "oy vey" as being entirely Yiddish (Judeo-German) in origin.2025 December 18 (last accessed), “What Does “Oy Vey” Mean?”, in Chabad.org, archived from the original on 13 May 2025

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Questions about oi vey

What is oi vey the alternative spelling of?
Oi vey is the alternative spelling of oy vey.

Words near oi vey in the dictionary

  1. ohzees
  2. oi
  3. oi oi
  4. oi oi saveloy
  5. oi vay
  6. oi vey
  7. oi!
  8. Oi'll
  9. Oi've
  10. OIA
  11. Oiapoque

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oi vey (page history and authors); oy vey (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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