why oh why phrase2 •A strengthened form of why, as used in questions.Why, oh why, oh why oh / Why did I ever leave Ohio? — 1953 •[before a noun] (UK) A statement of exasperation associated with reactionary viewpoints.Are these terrible figures greeted by hysterical "why-oh-why?" letters to the Times demanding a huge shift in resources from road-building to rail-modernisation? — 1993
