oi oi
See also: o'i o'i
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of oi.
Interjection
[edit]- (UK, slang) Hey; look; drawing attention to something.
- Synonyms: ahoy, yo; see also Thesaurus:hey
- Coordinate terms: oyez, oyez, oyez; hear, hear; hear ye, hear ye
- 2004, Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, “Wedding” (around 6 min 30 sec from the start), in Peep Show, season 2, episode 12:
- - Hans, is it perhaps time we had a word with Jeremy?
- Oh, yeah. Jez, listen... Oi oi, tequila slammers!
- 2007, “Never Drink Alone”, in The Road to Rampton, performed by The Anti-Nowhere League:
- - Oi oi!
- Sorry mate, we don't serve your kind here.
- 2007, James Corden, Ruth Jones, around 4 min 30 sec from the start, in Gavin & Stacey, season 1, episode 1:
- Oi oi!