אוי ואבוי

Hebrew

Etymology

אוֹי (óy, “oh!”) +‎ וְ־ (v', “and”) +‎ אֲבוֹי (avóy, “alas!”)

Interjection

אוֹי וַאֲבוֹי • (óy va'avóy)

  1. Oh no!
  2. Woe is me!
  3. an interjectional phrase used as a warning
    אִם אַתָּה עוֹשֶׂה אֶת זֶה, אוֹי וַאֲבוֹי לְךָ!
    If you do that, watch out you'll be in trouble!
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