oi oi

See also: o'i o'i

English

Etymology

Reduplication of oi.

Interjection

oi oi

1. (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!