gevalt

Meaning

• help!
• good grief!
• an alarmed exclamation

Alternate spellings

gevald

Usage and context

Traditionally a cry for help, but commonly used as an emphatic reaction to urgency, shock, or exasperation.

Example in Yeshivish

Gevalt, we are going to miss the train.

Plain-English example

Good grief, we are going to miss the train.