oi

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see also: Oi, OI

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɔɪ/

Interjection

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

• (to get attention) hey, yo; see also Thesaurus:hey
• (expression of surprise) blimey, whoa; see also Thesaurus:wow
• (informal greeting) wotcher, yo

Noun

oi (uncountable)

1. (UK, sometimes, capitalized) A working-class punk rock subgenre of the 1970s, sometimes associated with racism.
   • 2012, Tiffini Travis, ‎Perry Hardy, Skinheads: A Guide to an American Subculture

     Oi! is characterized by cleaner guitars and slower tempos than most punk music, and many Oi! songs feature sing-along, "soccer chant" choruses.

Interjection

1. Alternative spelling of oy

Pronoun

1. (representing rural dialect pronunciation) I.

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

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Oi

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ɔɪ/

Pronoun

1. (south west England) Eye dialect spelling of I#English|I.

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OI

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Noun

oi (plural ois)

1. (medicine) Initialism of opportunistic infection
2. (medicine) Initialism of osteogenesis imperfecta

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