Etymology

oy gevalt

Today it means: oh my God Full definition →

Yiddish אוי געוואַלד
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromאוי געוואַלד
  2. Yiddish · borrowed fromאוי געוואַלד
  3. English todayoy gevalt

Borrowed from Yiddish אוי געוואַלט (oy gevalt).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.