English · Word Candidate

oi

/ɔɪ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: ois

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Said to get someone's attention; hey.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

để thu hút sự chú ý của ai đó

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InterjectionRegister: UK

Examples

Oi, you with the red hat – what do you think you're doing?

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An expression of surprise.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một biểu hiện của sự ngạc nhiên

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InterjectionRegister: UK

Examples

Oi! This is new!

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

An exclamation of 'oi'.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một lời kêu gọi

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NounRegister: UK

Examples

Such is the vocal power of water bailiffs and farmers that their ‘Ois!’ can be projected at small boys from anything up to five miles away and still induce heart-failure.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một thể loại punk rock của những năm 1970

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NounRegister: UK

Examples

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.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “oi” mean?

Said to get someone's attention; hey.

Is “oi” formal or informal?

oi is generally UK.

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