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."
