"oboy" meaning in English

See oboy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} oboy
  1. (rare) Alternative form of oh boy Tags: alt-of, alternative, rare Alternative form of: oh boy
    Sense id: en-oboy-en-intj-2YIaO9sO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1975, Dorothy Gilman, A Nun in the Closet, New York: Fawcett Crest, page 92",
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          "ref": "2005 September 4, Jim Davis, Garfield, Paws, Inc.",
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