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oi
/ɔɪ/
intj 5noun 5pron 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
many, new, short
VERB + OI
cut, listening
OI + NOUN
daydreamer, footpath, i'm, it's, lot, mate, musicians, sleepyhead
PREP.
in, out, up, with
Definitions
intj
1
Said to get someone's attention; hey.
Oi, you with the red hat – what do you think you're doing?
Oi! Stop that!
2
An expression of surprise.
Oi! This is new!
3
An informal greeting, similar to hi.
Oi! How's it going?
noun
1
An exclamation of 'oi'.
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.
2
A working-class punk rock subgenre of the 1970s, sometimes associated with racism.
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.
Oi! is characterized by cleaner guitars and slower tempos than most punk music, and many Oi! songs feature sing-along, "soccer chant" choruses.
intj
1
Alternative spelling of oy.
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Oi, you with the red hat – what do you think you're doing?
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Oi! Stop that!
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Oi! This is new!
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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.
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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 thems
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Oi! is characterized by cleaner guitars and slower tempos than most punk music, and many Oi! songs feature sing-along, "soccer chant" choruses.
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