"oik" meaning in English

See oik in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɔɪk/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-oik.wav Forms: oiks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔɪk Etymology: Unknown, early 20th century. Possibly onomatopoeic, in imitation of uncultivated speech. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} oik (plural oiks)
  1. (slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) a member of the lower classes. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang
    Sense id: en-oik-en-noun-YGHrSnqb Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
  2. (slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) a person perceived as obnoxious or unintelligent. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang
    Sense id: en-oik-en-noun-V0TqY97q Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: oikball, oikish
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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