oy

1

or oi

[ oi ]

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

Origin of oy

1
Borrowed into English from Yiddish around 1890–95

Words Nearby oy

Other definitions for oy (2 of 2)

oy2

or oe

[ oi ]

nounScot.
  1. a grandchild.

  2. Obsolete. a nephew or niece.

Origin of oy

2
1425–75; late Middle English (north and Scots ) o(o), oy(e) <Scots Gaelic ogha; see O'

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