oi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oi"

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɔɪ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɪ

Etymology 1

Variant of the interjection hoy with h-dropping in working class and Cockney speech; first recorded in the 1930s.

Interjection

oi　(Britain, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, usually impolite)

1. Said to get someone's attention; hey.

   Oi, you with the red hat – what do you think you're doing?

   Oi! Stop that!

2. An expression of surprise.

   Oi! This is new!

3. An informal greeting, similar to hi.

   Oi! How's it going?

Synonyms

• hey, yo

Derived terms

• oi oi

Translations

exclamation to get attention — see hey

Noun

oi (uncountable)

1. (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.

Etymology 2

Variant of oy, from Yiddish.

Interjection

oi

1. Alternative spelling of oy

Etymology 3

Pronoun

oi

1. (representing rural dialect pronunciation) I.

   Sometimes oi sits and thinks, and sometimes oi just sits.

Anagrams

• I/O, IO, Io, i/o, io

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Bima

Noun

oi

1. water

References

• ABVD

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoi̯/
• Hyphenation: oi
• Rhymes: -oi

Interjection

oi

1. (poetic) O, oh

   Oi Herra! (O Lord!)

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Hiri Motu

Pronoun

oi

1. 2nd-person singular pronoun: you

See also

Hiri Motu personal pronouns

			singular	plural
1st person			lau	ai (exclusive) ita (inclusive)
2nd person			oi	umui
3rd person			ia	idia

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Japanese

Romanization

oi

1. Rōmaji transcription of おい

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Old French

Alternative forms

• oï

Etymology

From Latin audītus.

Verb

oi

1. past participle of oir

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: oi
• Rhymes: -oi
• IPA^(key): /oj/

Interjection

oi

1. hi (informal greeting)

   Oi, Maria!

   Hi, Mary!

Synonyms

• beleza (more informal), olá (more formal)

Interjection

oi?

1. (informal) sorry? I beg your pardon? excuse me? (request to repeat a message that wasn’t heard clearly)

Synonyms

• como? perdão? (more formal)

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oj/

Etymology 1

Noun form.

Noun

oi f

1. indefinite singular genitive and dative form of oaie.
2. indefinite plural nominative and accusative form of oaie.
3. 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)

1. (I) might

   Oi merge-n București mâine.

   I might go to Bucharest tomorrow.

Verb

(tu) oi (modal auxiliary, second-person singular form of vrea, used with infinitives to form presumptive tenses)

1. (you) might

   Crezi că oi vrea ceva de băut mai târziu?

   Do you think you might want something to drink later?

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Sardinian

Etymology

Compare Italian oggi.

Adverb

oi

1. (Campidanese) today

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɔj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɔj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɔj˧˥]

Adjective

oi

1. hot and oppressive, sultry

Noun

oi

1. creel