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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
oy vey /ɔɪ ˈveɪ/ (also oy veh)

▶exclamation indicating dismay or grief (used mainly by Yiddish-speakers).

– origin C19: Yiddish, lit. ‘oh woe’.

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