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oi oi

oi oi interjection: a greeting.

Interjection

  1. (UK, slang) A greeting.
  2. (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!
      - Sorry mate, we don't serve your kind here.2007, “Never Drink Alone”, in The Road to Rampton, performed by The Anti-Nowhere League
    Synonyms:
    ahoy, yo, ahem, cooee, hey, heyo, hoi, oi, yoohoo

Synonyms of oi oi

Origin of oi oi

A reduplication of oi.

Words formed from oi oi

Questions about oi oi

What does oi oi mean?
Oi oi means a greeting.
What part of speech is oi oi?
Oi oi is an interjection.

Words near oi oi in the dictionary

  1. OHV
  2. OHVs
  3. ohzee
  4. ohzees
  5. oi
  6. oi oi
  7. oi oi saveloy
  8. oi vay
  9. oi vey
  10. oi!
  11. Oi'll

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