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What (who) is oi - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Oi (disambiguation); Oi! (disambiguation); Oi Oi Oi; OI; O.I.; O.i.; Oi.; OI (disambiguation); O I
oi
In informal situations, people say or shout 'oi' to attract someone's attention, especially if they are angry. (BRIT)
Oi! You lot! Shut up!
EXCLAM
oi
¦ exclamation (also oy) Brit. informal used to attract someone's attention, especially in a rough or angry way.
Origin
1930s: var. of hoy1.
Oi (interjection)
INTERJECTION USED IN VARIOUS VARIETIES OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
OY!
Oi is an interjection used in various varieties of the English language, particularly Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English, and South African English, as well as non-English languages such as Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Japanese, and Portuguese to get the attention of another person or to express surprise or disapproval."Oi".
Examples of use of oi
1. Chanting "No more Lebs" and "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie ... Oi, Oi, Oi", mobs of drunken young men waving Australian flags attacked anyone suspected of having a Middle Eastern background.
2. Behind him, a group of his countrymen bellowed÷ Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi!
3. The fire broke out at the Oi plant in Fukui prefecture, Western Japan.
4. Oi is in Fukui prefecture (state), about 320 kilometers (200 miles) west of Tokyo.
5. Nicky has a family history of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) or brittle–bone disease.