Oh, boy!

oh boy

1. An expression said when one is excited, pleased, or pleasantly surprised. Oh boy, a lot of people sure came to the fundraiser! A: "We're going to spend summer at Grandma and Grandpa's lake house!" B: "Oh boy! That will be swell!"
2. An expression said when one is frustrated by, exasperated about, resigned to something bad or unpleasant. Oh boy, another surprise inspection. I sure do love these. A: "Hi, Mr. Peterson? I need you to come in to the school and have a talk with us about your son." B: "Oh boy, what has he done now?"
See also: boy, oh
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Oh, boy!

exclam. Wow! Oh, boy! What a mess!
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • oh boy
  • Oh, boy
  • Boy, oh boy!
  • boy oh boy
  • Boy!
  • boy
  • boy howdy
  • Boy howdy!
  • howdy
  • a buzz kill
References in periodicals archive
(For tickets to the concert Oh, Boy! and Oh, LOL!, call Ticketworld at 891-9999 or Music Museum at 721-6726.)
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Seven years after his acclaimed turn in that movie, Nacino will be able to test his dancing prowess again in a concert, billed as Oh, Boy! and Oh, LOL!, on May 18 at the Music Museum.
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Kelly read the letter from the girls and thought, "Oh, boy!" Nearly a year later, 10 days into a six-month legislative session, Kelly was going over the bills on his desk.
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Oh, boy! Your MS symptoms are getting worse, and now you need help managing your day-to-day care.
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Among his finer works are Oh, Boy! (1917; with Wodehouse, music by Kern), Sally (1920; with music by Kern), Lady, Be Good!
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