English Explanatory Dictionary

oi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Said to get someone's attention; hey.
  2. An expression of surprise.
  3. An informal greeting, similar to hi.
noun
  1. An exclamation of 'oi'.
  2. A working-class punk rock subgenre of the 1970s, sometimes associated with racism.
intj
  1. Alternative spelling of oy.
pron
  1. Eye dialect of I
intj
  1. Alternative spelling of oy.
pron
  1. Pronunciation spelling of I.
noun
  1. Initialism of opportunistic infection.
  2. Initialism of osteogenesis imperfecta.
  3. Abbreviation of object of interest.

Pronunciation

/ɔɪ/ en-uk-oi.ogg

Word forms

oi ois

Etymology

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).

Synonyms

hey yo ahem ahoy cooee heyo hoi oi oi oi yoohoo blimey whoa adzooks ay caramba mirabile dictu chihuahua begorra bleeding heck bleeding Nora bless my heart bless my soul bless us blige bloody hell bloody Nora blow me blow me backwards blow me down blow me over blow me pink blow me tight blow me up blow my buttons butter my butt and call me a biscuit by all that is holy by Allah by cracky by George by God by golly by gosh by gum by gummy by jingo by Jove by juckies by Jupiter by thunder by the living jingo byrlady Christ Christ alive Christ almighty Christ on a bike Christ on a cracker Christ on a raft Christ on a stick coo cor

Derived words

oi oi Oi'll Oi've
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