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Ouye.
n.  a populated place in Central African Republic.


n.  a populated place in Mali.


n.  a populated place in the Niamey region of Niger.


n.  an intermittent stream in the Logone Oriental region of Chad.


n.  an intermittent stream in the Macenta region of Guinea.


Ouyeye.
n.  a populated place in the Nzerekore region of Guinea.


Ouyou.
n.  a populated place in Togo.


oy.
interj.  a cry of caution.

<“Oy!  Watch out!” yells someone behind me—and to my horror I realize I’ve stepped off the pavement in front of a cyclist.  —Sophie Kinsella, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan.>

interj.  a shout for help, so as to establish one’s location.

<“Help!  Oy!  Oy!”  Mr. Bunter groped towards the voice, feeling cautiously before him with his walking-stick.  —Dorothy L. Sayers, Clouds of Witness.>


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