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This spelling list includes the most common base words ending in the phonogram OY. Each of these words also follows the spelling rule: English words do not end in I. The phonogram OY is used in place of the phonogram OI at the end of the word. 1  ahoy. 2  alloy. 3  annoy.  boy.
The fuller lament may also be spelled as Oy vey iz mir. The main purpose or effect of elongating it is often dramatic, something like a cosmic ouch. Oy is not merely an ordinary word, but rather expresses an entire world view, according to visual anthropologist Penny Wolin. Its meaning is approximately opposite that of mazel tov. A related expression is oy gevalt, which can have a similar meaning, or also express shock or amazement. Popular culture