(also oy ) / ɔɪ; NAmE / exclamation
( BrE , informal ) used to attract sb's attention, especially in an angry way :
Oi, you! What do you think you're doing?
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WORD ORIGIN
variant of hoy : first recorded in the 1930s.
(also oy ) / ɔɪ; NAmE / exclamation
( BrE , informal ) used to attract sb's attention, especially in an angry way :
Oi, you! What do you think you're doing?
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WORD ORIGIN
variant of hoy : first recorded in the 1930s.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005