Oy Gevalt

What is Oy Gevalt?


1.

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!

2.

A yiddish term meaning "Oh goodness!" An expression of utmost anxiety or shock.

"Oy Gevalt! Would you look at the tuchis on her!"

3.

A Yiddish expression of alarm.

Oy, gevalt! I hear Sam Jones got a divorce and married his friend, David.

4.

Yiddish: Oh help!!!!

The car just broke down again! Oy gevalt!

5.

"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."


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