oi
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Interjection
oi
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand, usually impolite) Said to get someone's attention.
- Oi, you with the red hat - stop doing that!
Synonyms
Noun
oi (uncountable)
- (UK, 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.
- 1997, David Schwarz, Listening subjects: music, psychoanalysis, culture
Anagrams
Hiri Motu
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Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: oi
- Rhymes: -oi
- IPA: /oj/
Interjection
oi
- hi.
- Oi, Maria! - "Hi, Mary!"
- A request to repeat a message for clarification, like I beg your pardon and excuse me.
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA: [oj]
Etymology 1
Noun form
Noun
oi f pl
- Plural 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)
Verb
(tu) oi (modal auxiliary; second-person singular form of vrea, used with infinitives to form presumptive tenses)
- (you) might
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele |
| oi | oi | o | om | oți | or |