oy vey /ɔɪ̯ veɪ̯/exclamation 1verb 1forms 6 exclamation1 •(slang) oh dearAlternatively, some view "oy vey" as being entirely Yiddish (Judeo-German) in origin. — 2025 verb1 •To utter the phrase oy vey. formsoy veyed · oy-veyed · oy veying · oy-veying · oy veys · oy-veys