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Oi
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "oi"
English
Interjection
oi (Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, usually impolite)
- Said to get someone's attention; hey.
- Oi, you with the red hat – what do you think you're doing?
- A protest or reprimand.
- Oi! Stop that!
- An expression of surprise.
- Oi! This is new!
- An informal greeting, similar to hi.
- Oi! How's it going?
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
exclamation to get attention — see hey
Noun
oi (uncountable)
- (Britain, sometimes capitalized) A working-class punk rock subgenre of the 1970s, sometimes associated with racism.
- 1997, David Schwarz, Listening subjects: music, psychoanalysis, culture
- A way for Oi musicians to avoid responsibility for acts of violence that were preceded by listening to Oi is the claim that what people do with their music is out of the control of the musicians themselves.
- 1997, David Schwarz, Listening subjects: music, psychoanalysis, culture
Etymology 2
Variant of oy, from Yiddish.
Interjection
oi
- Alternative spelling of oy
Anagrams
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: oi
- Rhymes: -oi
- IPA(key): /oj/
Interjection
oi
- hi (informal greeting)
- Oi, Maria!
- Hi, Mary!
- Oi, Maria!
Synonyms
Interjection
oi?
- (informal) sorry? I beg your pardon? excuse me? (request to repeat a message that wasn’t heard clearly)
Synonyms
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oj/
Etymology 1
Noun form.
Noun
oi f
- indefinite singular genitive and dative form of oaie.
- indefinite plural nominative and accusative form of oaie.
- indefinite plural genitive and dative form of oaie.
Etymology 2
Verb form.
Verb
(eu) oi (modal auxiliary, first-person singular form of vrea, used with infinitives to form presumptive tenses)
Verb
(tu) oi (modal auxiliary, second-person singular form of vrea, used with infinitives to form presumptive tenses)
- (you) might
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɔj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɔj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɔj˧˥]
Adjective
oi
- hot and oppressive, sultry
Noun
oi