oy gevalt
yiddish phrase. exclamation of surprise, incredulity, or simply used to emphasize a statement. often used when kvetching. alt. spelling: oy gevaldt
oy gevalt! don’t scare me like that.
oy gevalt, not again.
oy gevalt, that was a long drive!
a yiddish term meaning “oh goodness!” an expression of utmost anxiety or shock.
“oy gevalt! would you look at the tuchis on her!”
a yiddish expression of alarm.
oy, gevalt! i hear sam jones got a divorce and married his friend, david.
like most yiddish expressions, this is mediaeval low german. in modern german it would be spelled “ach! gewalt!” gewalt is a word that means strength or force, but in this context means “violence”.
i see others referring to the yiddish expression “oy vay zmir”. again, in modern german, “ach! weh ist mir!”, literally, “oh, woe is unto me!” in all 3 cases, the pr-noun is in the dative case, which usage has long since vanished in english, except in antique sayings such as this.
oy gevalt
“oy vey zmir”… that doesnt say much either, but its a yiddish phrase, and you can not really translate yiddish to english. the best defintion would be “oh boy or oh my gosh!”
“oy gevalt, im soo tired, i need to go to bed but i have too much homework.”
yiddish: oh help!!!!
the car just broke down again! oy gevalt!
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