oi

Meaning

Intj

1. (Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, Ireland, UK, impolite, usually) Said to get someone's attention; hey.
2. (Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, Ireland, UK, impolite, usually) An expression of surprise.
3. (Commonwealth, Hong-Kong, Ireland, UK, impolite, usually) An informal greeting, similar to hi.

Noun

A working-class punk rock subgenre of the 1970s, sometimes associated with racism.

Pron

I.

Synonyms

hey

👋

hullo

yo

I say

hey hey

EI

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔɪ/

Etymology

Variant of the interjection hoy with h-dropping in working class and Cockney speech; first recorded in the 1930s. Compare also unrelated Portuguese oi and Japanese おい (oi).