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Definition of oy
oy
interjection
- exclamation used to get the attention of one or more people.
Citation from "Funhouse", Lie To Me (TV), Season 3 Episode 9 (2011) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Beyond Belief", Lie To Me (TV, 2010), Season 3 Episode 6 blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: exclamations (list of).
Last edited on Jun 07 2011. Submitted by K R. from Irvine, CA, USA on Feb 21 2002.
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Other terms relating to 'exclamations (list of)': | |
| Definitions include: exclamation to denote general sorrow, despair, or disappointment. | |
| Definitions include: no, negative. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of amazement. | |
| Definitions include: a general swear word and exclamation used on the TV series Farscape. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of alarm / amazement. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "Jesus Fucking Christ". | |
| Definitions include: "for sure". | |
| Definitions include: interjection to announce one's departure. | |
| Definitions include: intensifier, used with an interrogative. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of disbelief. | |
| Definitions include: variant of "bejesus". | |
| Definitions include: exclamation used when one smells something that smells bad. | |
| Definitions include: "many thanks". | |
| Definitions include: an exclamation of disgust. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation of displeasure. | |
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| Definitions include: a girl who is REALLY butch and muscularly built. | |
| Definitions include: a food enthusiast. | |
| Definitions include: to strongly want. | |
| Definitions include: to do something that carries risk, such as getting married or moving in together. | |
| Definitions include: v. to eat rapidly, causing either a large mess on one's person or a loud noise to emanate from one's nasal cavity. | |
| Definitions include: from now, into the future. | |
| Definitions include: to say. | |
| Definitions include: to ejaculate. | |
| Definitions include: "frozen yogurt". | |
| Definitions include: get with the program, get your head out of your ass, stop acting in a foolish manner, originated from the smashing pumpkins song "where boys fear to tread" (otherwise known as "the bomb"). |
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