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Definitions
Wiktionary
- interj. Said to get someone's attention.
- n. A working-class punk rock subgenre of the 1970s, sometimes associated with racism.
- adv. today
Etymologies
- Late Greek pī, from Greek pei, of Phoenician origin; see p in Semitic roots.Origin unknown.
Examples
“For these services he was raised to the Irish peerage by the title oi Lord Aukla? id, November ISth, 17S9.”
Internet Archive: Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical
“He was in great favour with Ring James VI. and raised by him to the peerage by the title oi Lord D married Sir James Wemys, of that ilk*”
Internet Archive: Collins's Peerage of England; Genealogical, Biographical, and Historical
“He always looked on the title oi preceptor as honourable; and delighted so much in that profefsion formerly so highly esteemedf t See Plutarch'j life of ThcKw and the 7th Satire of Juvenal.”
“Whatever may be Homer's originality, Virgil (fee p. 1 1 3.) * certa»nly does not deferve the title oi robber 5 nor how - ever whimfical and full of 'reveries' Father Hardouin may have teen, is he to Be charged with ignorance.”
“The provisions of this act shall not be construed Pledges of V ..,.,,. securities as to invalidate or in any manner impair the title oi any cor - collateral to poration to any securities which have been or may be held by it in pledge or as security for a loan or indebtedness; and the same shall be held for the purposes for which they were pledged; and nothing herein contained shall require any such corporation to change any of its investments made before the first day of October in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-six.”
Internet Archive: Acts and resolves passed by the General Court
“He was in great favour with King James VI. and raised by him to the [eerage by the title oi Lord Do-um in 15S1.”
Internet Archive: Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical
“So while Brown may not have had the best positions on some of the issues, he was the one who could spin oi into something that people supported.”
“Lieut. - Colonel Fulk Greville Upton (brother to Viscount Temple - town), who has taken the name oi Howard.”
Internet Archive: Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical
“Hence granites carry the just title oi primitive mounfains; while those of slate and calcareous stone, are qualified with that of secondary mountains.”
Internet Archive: A View of Nature: In Letters to a Traveller Among the Alps
“Many who would be ftartled at a prophane, or even an idle amufement, think that the name oi Jacred mufic fanftifies the diver - lion.”
Internet Archive: Thoughts on the Importance of the Manners of the Great to General Society
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘oi’.
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sound (quiet)
words for quiet sounds
( randomness, descriptive )sigh, murmur, whisper, whir, rustle, patter, hum, snap, hiss(sss), crackle, bleat, peep and 185 more...
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"Queen's" English
Collection of words from Old Blighty
sorted, sketchy, mate, oi, innit, ol' chum, brilliant, wicked, arse, bloody, bollocks, wanker and 12 more...
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Vowels only. And I mean: ONLY
Words containing no consonants and found in at least one major dictionary.
Foreign words permitted.aa, eau, oui, aiee, I, oo, euouae, eye, you, ye, yo, yay and 17 more...
treeseed Oi, pronounced /ˈɔɪ/, is a British / Welsh, Irish, Australian slang interjection used to get someone's attention, or to express surprise or disapproval. The American English equivalent is the interjection "hey".
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See Also Oi! is a working class street-level subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s Feb 2, 2008
chained_bear "Oogie oogie oogie!" Nov 13, 2007