OYL, OLIVE Meaning of OYL, OLIVE in English Oyl, Olive /ɔɪl/ BrE AmE a character in the US ↑ cartoon strip and film about ↑ Popeye . Olive Oyl is a tall very thin woman who is Popeye's ↑ girlfriend . Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012