Oy vey

[Tina]

Yiddish: short for Oy vey iz mir, Oh, woe is me!

[Mark Zuckerberg]

Jewish exasperated exclamation

[Becky]

Yiddish for oh woe, a Jewish expression often of frustration, but also of excitement.

[Sarah]

Another way to say, Oh boy or Oh my goodness.

[Rihanna]

A explanation of dismay or exasperation.

It derives from Italian dialect and was later picked up by the Yiddish

[Tanya Shivari]

First of all, it is YIDDISH, not Dutch or Swiss-German. (Swiss-German? Where did that one come from?) It means: Woe is me and is an expression of surprise, unhappiness, and disgust. And as for all you Deutsch-and Schweizers: Du verdammter idiotes! Ja, du kleine scheisse! Das ist Yiddish! YIDDISH! (the grammar may be wrong, I dont spreche that well)

Now that Im done ranting (Oy vey! Did I really just say all that?) I can say one final thing. To all who think its French, German, or Dutch, you are a shanda far di goyim! Thank you.

[Britney]

This is a Yiddish phrase... not French like some dumbasses think.

[Sonia]

A form and phrase of astonishment for people of Jewish descent. Also refers to excitement of a half price off sale or any other type of discount on useless yet cheap items.Along with excitement to sales and bargains, the term oy vey! can also associate with a negative excitement such as an outrageously overpriced item.

[Mark Zuckerberg]

Schwytzer Düütsch (Swiss German) (heard it said in and around the German-speaking parts of Switzerland. Who knows, could be the Jewish influence...): oh no!

[Marquetta]

[A word] [used] in [grief]

[Little_Girl]

The [Jewish] [Oh no].