"Woe is me" is in fact the correct usage, "woe" being the subject of the sentence and "me" being the object. Grammar aside, it is also a direct quote from the Bible and Shakespeare's Hamlet. It is an exclamation of sorrow and misfortune. The verb "woe-is-me"ing is a modern adaptation of this meaning to express said sorrow and misfortune to others. Glorified moaning, perhaps.
Ophelia: "O, woe is me, T'have seen what I have seen, see what I see!" - William Shakespeare, Hamlet. You might almost say Ophelia was 'woe-is-me'ing... if you wanted to make Shakespeare turn in his grave.
by Annie212 April 11, 2008
A “blade” refering to a piercing object. Of “woe” refering to depression or saddness. So a stike or stab of depression or saddness.
by PapaPaprica October 9, 2017
(v.) The act of feeling sorry for yourself for no particular reason, save for the fact you have nothing to keep your mind off your past.
by Mizike June 20, 2003
Example:
That was the rule, and woe betide anyone who ignored it.
Example:
Woe betide you if you try that with my sister again!
That was the rule, and woe betide anyone who ignored it.
Example:
Woe betide you if you try that with my sister again!
by Behzad Fazli March 14, 2020
Wrestling maneuver made popular by Kevin Sullivan that involves a wrestler suspending an opponent upside down on a turnbuckle with the opponents back being up against it. To do this the opponents legs are then are then hooked under the top ropes leaving the opponent facing the attacking wrestler upside down. The attacking wrestler will then run at the opponent with a knee or baseball slide. Tree of woe is also a reference to the 1982 movie conan the barbarian.
by Kongo Kong July 1, 2018
Excellent work, congratulations on creating that presentation - it definitely has the woe factor!!
Sure you meant “wow factor”... but, umm, thanks, I guess.
Sure you meant “wow factor”... but, umm, thanks, I guess.
by AnonUrbanDict October 2, 2018
by Dalthecreator September 24, 2019