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"Oy" is shorthand for the last 5,000 years of Jewish history.
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Oy, which is Yiddish for woe, headache or pain in the patootee, which is what Christmas is to a lot of people.
EllynAnne Geisel: Oy to the World EllynAnne Geisel 2010
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Oy, which is Yiddish for woe, headache or pain in the patootee, which is what Christmas is to a lot of people.
EllynAnne Geisel: Oy to the World EllynAnne Geisel 2010
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Oy, which is Yiddish for woe, headache or pain in the patootee, which is what Christmas is to a lot of people.
EllynAnne Geisel: Oy to the World EllynAnne Geisel 2010
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A smudge stick by the way -- because I can here you folks in the Midwest already moaning, "Oy, that is so California" -- is a festive bundle of herbs, mostly dried white sage.
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The market capitalization at the end of the review period was EUR 577.0 million, excluding the shares owned by the parent company and Ahlcorp Oy, which is a management ownership company.
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A Serious Man, the Coen Brothers 'film that so nimbly talked its way into the best picture Oscar race, could just as easily be titled Oy Vey, Circa 1967!
Winnipeg Sun 2010
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The World IP Day main ceremony has beeen hosted by the Aalto University, in co-operation with the actual initiators of the event, the NBPR, Suomalaisten Keksijöiden Tukiyhdistys (an association for the support of Finnish inventors), and Headline Oy, which is the practical organizer.
unknown title 2009
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Sometimes I say "Oy," but I'm never convinced that I'm using it right.
A Hanukkah (Chanukah?) 2010 wish from your goy best friend Alexandra Petri 2010
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The Moses Code is exactly the same as Morse Code, except with "Oy" and "Vey" replacing dots and dashes.
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