oy
1or oi
(used to express dismay, pain, annoyance, grief, etc.)
Origin of oy
1Words Nearby oy
Other definitions for oy (2 of 2)
or oe
a grandchild.
Obsolete. a nephew or niece.
Origin of oy
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How to use oy in a sentence
I urge my Republican friends … I look forward to working with leaders of both parties … oy.
You put the id back in Yid, Portnoy instructed, and you come to understand the “oy” in goy.
oy Vey: On Tuesday, Mr. Kanye Kardashian revealed a song for his girlfriend, Kim.
The axis Ox is often called the real axis, and the axis oy the imaginary axis.
O is called the origin, and x′Ox, y′oy the axes of x and y respectively.
We might invoke the initial letters of sausage to account for part of the change, but the oy remains a mystery.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.) | Ernest WeekleyIn the British Museum copy of this number an old hand has supplied the omitted letters 'oy' and we have Mr. Hoyle.
The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume VI | Aphra BehnAs before in 31, the rotation may be resolved into a shear-pair, in planes perpendicular to Ox and oy.
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