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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

My dad's friend had a boat named the "Oy Vey"

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

Should’ve been oy bay.

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

It's just a Yiddish phase meaning something like oh, crap or ay yi yi.

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago

It's an expression that basically means "oh dear", or "oh no". https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/oy_vey