Oea is a Latin phrase meaning “an exclamation of shock or pleasure.” It’s pronounced “OH-ay.” The phrase is commonly utilized in literature and poetry to precise a sudden burst of emotion, corresponding to shock, pleasure, or pleasure. For instance, the poet William Wordsworth makes use of the phrase in his poem “Ode: Intimations of Immortality” to explain the enjoyment of seeing a baby:
There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream,The earth, and each frequent sight,To me did seemApparelled in celestial mild,The glory and the freshness of a dream.It isn’t now because it hath been of yore;Flip wheresoe’er I could,By evening or day,The issues which I’ve seen I now can see no extra.