oj tam

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɔj ˈtam/
  • Syllabification: oj tam

Interjection

oj tam

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) (used to minimalize or disregard what one's collocutor has said, roughly whatever, usually repeated)
    "Ale przytyłem ostatnio..." "Oj tam, oj tam". ― "Boy have I been putting on weight recently..." "Oh, whatever".

Further reading

  • oj tam in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • oj tam in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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