Dictionary

ole en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɒˈleɪ/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /oʊˈleɪ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish olé.

Meanings

1. An interjection used to stir up excitement.
   • Harry Hooper living in No. 10 / He bought a toupee and glued it to his head / "It looks very natural" everybody said / But then his wife said "Toupee, isn't that a French word?" / And Harry said "Ole!" / She said "That's a Spanish word." / And he said "O.K., can't tell the difference these days." 1979, The Boomtown Rats, “Nothing Happened Today”, in The Fine Art of Surfacing:

ole en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ol/ (General-American)
• /ɒl/ doll–dole merger
• (Southern-England) audio
• /əʊl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [oʊl] (Received-Pronunciation)

Meanings

1. (alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of old.
   alt of old
   • D'you see the ole guy sitting over there?

Deriveds

big ole · lil ole · little ole · li'l ole · caddy ole punch · li'l' ole · good ole

Relateds

ol'