oi.
Said to get someone's attention; hey.
Meaning & usage
Said to get someone's attention; hey.
Oi, you with the red hat – what do you think you're doing?
Oi! Stop that!
An expression of surprise.
Oi! This is new!
An informal greeting, similar to hi.
Oi! How's it going?
Where this word comes from
Variant of the interjection hoy with h-dropping in working class and Cockney speech; first recorded in the 1930s. Compare also unrelated Portuguese oi and Japanese おい (oi).
An exclamation of 'oi'.
A working-class punk rock subgenre of the 1970s, sometimes associated with racism.
Where this word comes from
Variant of the interjection hoy with h-dropping in working class and Cockney speech; first recorded in the 1930s. Compare also unrelated Portuguese oi and Japanese おい (oi).
Eye dialect of I
Alternative spelling of oy.
Where this word comes from
Variant of oy, from Yiddish.
Alternative spelling of oy.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from oyez, 2nd person plural imperative of the verb oir (“to listen”), as used as an interjection in duplicated form “Oyez, oyez” by public speakers of medieval times to draw attention before a public address; see oi oi.
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