oj tam

Polish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔj 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