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oy vavoy

oy vavoy interjection: oh dear.

Interjection

  1. oh dear
    • I'd always associated "oy vey" with "oy vavoy" in my mind.2024 January 11, Yehuda, Stack Exchange, archived from the original on 29 May 2024

Origin of oy vavoy

Borrowed from Hebrew אוי ואבוי (óy va'avóy).

Questions about oy vavoy

What does oy vavoy mean?
Oy vavoy means oh dear.
What part of speech is oy vavoy?
Oy vavoy is an interjection.

Words near oy vavoy in the dictionary

  1. oxywelding
  2. oxywelds
  3. oy
  4. oy gevalt
  5. oy gewalt
  6. oy vavoy
  7. oy vay
  8. oy vey
  9. oy veyed
  10. oy veying
  11. oy veys

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