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oik

/ɔɪk/

oik noun: a member of the lower classes.

Noun

oik (plural oiks)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang) a member of the lower classes.
    • The other three were gifted metal oiks, but Cliff was a musician, schooled in theory, transmitting from a private universe of inspiration and expertise.2011, James Parker, “Rediscovering Metallica with a new bio”, in The Boston Phoenix
  2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang) a person perceived as obnoxious or unintelligent.

oik meaning in Bengali

oik in Bengali

নিম্নবিত্ত শ্রেণির এক সদস্য

Forms of oik

pluraloiks

Origin of oik

Unknown, early 20th century. Possibly onomatopoeic, in imitation of uncultivated speech.

Words formed from oik

Words that rhyme with oik

Questions about oik

What does oik mean?
Oik means a member of the lower classes.
What is oik in Bengali?
Oik in Bengali is নিম্নবিত্ত শ্রেণির এক সদস্য. See Oik meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is oik?
Oik is a noun.
How do you pronounce oik?
Oik is pronounced /ɔɪk/.
What is the plural of oik?
The plural of oik is oiks.

Words near oik in the dictionary

  1. OIF
  2. OIG
  3. oignon vert
  4. oignons verts
  5. OIGs
  6. oik
  7. oikball
  8. oikeiosis
  9. oikish
  10. oikist
  11. oikists

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oik (page history and authors); oik (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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