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Oy vey

a Yiddish phrase expressing dismay or exasperat
Thing interjection Q7116196
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Oy vey

Summary

Oy vey is an interjection[1]. It draws 487 Wikipedia views per month (interjection category, ranking #3 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oy vey's image is recorded as Oy vey! brooklyn.png[3].
  • Oy vey's instance of is recorded as interjection[4].
  • Oy vey's language of work or name is recorded as Yiddish[5].
  • Oy vey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076xqg[6].
  • Oy vey's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'yi', 'text': 'אױ װײ'}[7].
  • Oy vey's BabelNet ID is recorded as 01691985n[8].

Why It Matters

Oy vey draws 487 Wikipedia views per month (interjection category, ranking #3 of 15).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Oy vey. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/oy-vey
MLA “Oy vey.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/oy-vey.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_oy-vey_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Oy vey}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/oy-vey}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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