oi oi en · INTJ
Etymology
A reduplication of oi.
Meanings
- (UK, slang) A greeting.
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(UK, slang) Hey; look; drawing attention to something.
- Hans, is it perhaps time we had a word with Jeremy? - Oh, yeah. Jez, listen... Oi oi, tequila slammers!
2004, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, “Wedding” (around 6 min 30 sec from the start), in Peep Show, season 2, episode 12:Oi oi!
2007, James Corden, Ruth Jones, around 4 min 30 sec from the start, in Gavin & Stacey, season 1, episode 1:- Oi oi! - Sorry mate, we don't serve your kind here.
2007, “Never Drink Alone”, in The Road to Rampton, performed by The Anti-Nowhere League:
Coordinates
hear, hear · hear ye, hear ye · oyez, oyez, oyez
Deriveds
Synonyms
yoohoo · cooee · ahoy · hey · yo · heyo · ahoy · oi oi · yo · ahem · hoi · oi