oi

Etymology 1

Variant of the interjection hoy with h-dropping in working class and Cockney speech; first recorded in the 1930s. Compare also unrelated Portuguese oi and Japanese おい (oi).

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. (UK, sometimes capitalized) 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. 1997, David Schwarz, Listening subjects: music, psychoanalysis, culture
   Oi! is characterized by cleaner guitars and slower tempos than most punk music, and many Oi! songs feature sing-along, "soccer chant" choruses. 2012, Tiffini Travis, Perry Hardy, Skinheads: A Guide to an American Subculture

Etymology 2

Variant of oy, from Yiddish.

intj

1. Alternative spelling of oy

Etymology 3

pron

1. (representing rural dialect pronunciation) I.
   Sometimes oi sits and thinks, and sometimes oi just sits.

Etymology 4

Borrowed from oyez, 2nd person plural imperative of verb oir meaning to listen, as used as an interjection in duplicated form "Oyez, oyez" by public speakers of medieval times to draw attention before a public address; see oi oi.

intj

1. Alternative spelling of oy