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English
Interjection
oboy
- (rare) Alternative form of oh boy
1975, Dorothy Gilman, A Nun in the Closet, New York: Fawcett Crest, →ISBN, page 92:"Oboy," he said. "Oboy, Scozzafava's not going to like this."
1978 March, Niel Hancock, Dragon Winter, New York: Popular Library, →ISBN, page 231:"Oboy!" shouted Cabbage. "That sounds like grand fun."
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Azerbaijani
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian обо́и (obói).
Pronunciation
Noun
oboy (definite accusative oboyu, plural oboylar)
- (colloquial, proscribed) wallpaper
- Synonyms: kağız, divar kağızı
- divara oboy vurmaq ― to cover a wall with wallpaper
- otağa oboy çəkmək ― to wallpaper a room
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