oy vavoy

English

Etymology

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

Interjection

oy vavoy

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

See also

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