"oi" meaning in English

See oi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ɔɪ/ [UK] Audio: en-uk-oi.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔɪ 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). Etymology templates: {{m+|pt|oi}} Portuguese oi, {{m+|ja|おい|tr=oi}} Japanese おい (oi) Head templates: {{en-interj}} oi, {{tlb|en|UK|Ireland|Hong Kong|Commonwealth|usually|impolite}} (UK, Ireland, Hong Kong, Commonwealth, usually impolite)
  1. Said to get someone's attention; hey. Tags: Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, Ireland, UK, impolite, usually Synonyms: hey, yo, hey
    Sense id: en-oi-en-intj-PDS0kEKS Categories (other): Commonwealth English, English 2-letter words Disambiguation of Commonwealth English: 13 40 11 36 Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 17 18 18 13 12 22 0
  2. An expression of surprise. Tags: Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, Ireland, UK, impolite, usually Synonyms: blimey, whoa, wow
    Sense id: en-oi-en-intj-x~m0pbVV Categories (other): Commonwealth English, English 2-letter words Disambiguation of Commonwealth English: 13 40 11 36 Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 17 18 18 13 12 22 0
  3. An informal greeting, similar to hi. Tags: Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, Ireland, UK, impolite, usually Synonyms: wotcher, yo
    Sense id: en-oi-en-intj-2YNDd20g Categories (other): Commonwealth English, English 2-letter words, English greetings Disambiguation of Commonwealth English: 13 40 11 36 Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 17 18 18 13 12 22 0 Disambiguation of English greetings: 16 12 42 7 8 12 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: oi oi
Etymology number: 1

Interjection

IPA: /ɔɪ/ [UK] Audio: en-uk-oi.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔɪ Etymology: Variant of oy, from Yiddish. Head templates: {{en-interj}} oi
  1. Alternative spelling of oy Tags: Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, Ireland, UK, alt-of, alternative, impolite, usually Alternative form of: oy
    Sense id: en-oi-en-intj-vyOHjpLw Categories (other): English 2-letter words Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 17 18 18 13 12 22 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Interjection

IPA: /ɔɪ/ [UK] Audio: en-uk-oi.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔɪ Etymology: 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. Head templates: {{en-interj}} oi
  1. Alternative spelling of oy Tags: Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, Ireland, UK, alt-of, alternative, impolite, usually Alternative form of: oy
    Sense id: en-oi-en-intj-vyOHjpLw1 Categories (other): English 2-letter words Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 17 18 18 13 12 22 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: /ɔɪ/ [UK] Audio: en-uk-oi.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔɪ 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). Etymology templates: {{m+|pt|oi}} Portuguese oi, {{m+|ja|おい|tr=oi}} Japanese おい (oi) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} oi (uncountable)
  1. (UK, sometimes capitalized) A working-class punk rock subgenre of the 1970s, sometimes associated with racism. Tags: Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, Ireland, UK, capitalized, impolite, sometimes, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Musical genres
    Sense id: en-oi-en-noun-w7xjJMrg Disambiguation of Musical genres: 7 23 3 14 13 41 0 Categories (other): British English, British English, Commonwealth English, English 2-letter words, English entries with incorrect language header, Hong Kong English, Pages with 19 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of British English: 5 12 8 75 Disambiguation of Commonwealth English: 13 40 11 36 Disambiguation of English 2-letter words: 17 18 18 13 12 22 0 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 26 7 10 10 41 0 Disambiguation of Hong Kong English: 11 29 8 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 19 entries: 12 10 5 6 0 0 2 6 2 2 2 10 0 9 1 9 5 1 1 2 2 3 6 0 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 12 6 6 0 0 1 7 1 1 1 12 0 12 1 10 5 1 1 1 1 3 6 0 1 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /ɔɪ/ [UK] Audio: en-uk-oi.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔɪ Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|||||||||||||||||||head=}} oi, {{en-pronoun}} oi
  1. (representing rural dialect pronunciation) I. Tags: Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, Ireland, UK, impolite, usually
    Sense id: en-oi-en-pron-YXf9JmTX Categories (other): English pronouns
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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