Oy Vey.

[Kublai]

So when Abzu uses his now trademarked comment, does he mean the poster is the annoying jerk or that he himself is?

[luke]

It is deliberately ambiguous. Can't handle it, can you? Fills you full of emotion, doesn't it?

:shock:

[jc_madden]

oy
(sense 1): Interjection signifying pain, weariness, disgust, resignation, etc. Very often part of oy vey or oy vas mir. Compare to English Jeez. (from Yiddish "oy", probably from old German; probably cognate to English "oh").

(sense 2): Interjection signifying annoyance. Very similar to sense 1, but more annoyed than resigned. (Probably from Cockney accent of English "Hey".)

(sense 3) Greeting meaning "hello" or "Hi". (Probably from Cockney "hi").

Examples
(sense 1) Oy, my feet hurt.
(sense 2) Oy! What the 'ell do ya think you're doin'?
(sense 3) Oy, mate! 'ow's it goin'?



vey
pronoun thrown around as you would "dude", "man", "dawg" or whatever tickles your fancy.

Example
anja: vey, what time is it?
katrina: i don't know.. no watch.
anja: well, go ask that ambidextrous paraplegic orhpan...
patrick: ten to six...