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See Also:

• a variation of oy gevalt.

oy

¹ American  

[oi] / ɔɪ /

Or oi

interjection

1. (used to express dismay, pain, annoyance, grief, etc.)

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oy ² American  

[oi] / ɔɪ /

Or oe

noun

Scot.

1. a grandchild.

2. Obsolete. a nephew or niece.

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Etymology

Origin of oy¹

Borrowed into English from Yiddish around 1890–95

Origin of oy²

1425–75; late Middle English (north and Scots ) o ( o ), oy ( e ) < Scots Gaelic ogha; see O'

Example Sentences

Draw lines OX and OY at right angles as in Fig.

From Steam Engines Machinery's Reference Series, Number 70 by Anonymous

If we now take the asymptotes OX and OY as oblique axes of co-ordinates, the lines OQ and QP will be the co-ordinates of P, and will satisfy the equation xy = const. = a�.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various

Suppose the figure to be drawn to such a scale that OY is 5 feet in height, and OX 10 feet long.

From Steam Engines Machinery's Reference Series, Number 70 by Anonymous

Plainly not by taking another point on the curve, DD', at a further distance from OY.

From Supply and Demand by Henderson, Hubert D.

In other words, distances measured along OY represent prices, and distances measured along OX represent quantities of the commodity, or service, or whatever it may be.

From Supply and Demand by Henderson, Hubert D.