Etymology

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Today it means: Expresses perplexity, puzzlement, or surprise (as if telling somebody to try to make sense of the situation). Full definition →

Yiddish גיי װייס
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  1. Yiddish · calque ofגיי װייס
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Calque of Yiddish גיי װייס (gey veys).

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