what does oy vey mean
Oy vey! (Yiddish: ××± ×°×²) is an exclamation of dismay or exasperation meaning woe is me or oh, no. This exclamation was borrowed from Yiddish. A related exclamation is vey iz mir (×°×²'× ×××¨)âwoe is me or oy vey iz mir (Yiddish: ××± ×°×²'× ×××¨). Sometimes, Oy is just used by itself.