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Oi (interjection)
''Oi'' is an interjection used in various varieties of the English language, particularly British English, Australian English, New Zealand English, and Southern African English, to get the attention of another person or to express surprise or disapproval.〔("Oi" ). ''Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English''. Retrieved 28 June 2013.〕〔("Oi" ). Dictionary.com. Retrieved 28 June 2013.〕〔("Oi" ). Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved 28 June 2013.〕
"Oi" has been particularly associated with working class and Cockney speech. It is effectively a local pronunciation of "hoy"〔("Oi" ). Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 28 June 2013.〕 (see H-dropping), an older expression.〔("Hoy" ). Oxford Dictionaries. Retrieved 28 June 2013.〕 A study of the Cockney dialect in the 1950s found that whether it was being used to call attention or as a challenge depended on its tone and abruptness. The study's author noted that the expression is "jaunty and self-assertive" as well as "intensely cockney".
A poll of non-English speakers by the British Council in 2004 found that "oi" was considered the 61st most beautiful word in the English language. A spokesman commented that "Oi is not a word that I would've thought turned up in English manuals all that often." "Oi" was added to the list of acceptable words in US Scrabble in 2006.
==In other languages==
According to Friedrich Nietzsche, in Greek, "oi" was an expression of pain, and someone who was in pain or miserable was said to be "oizuros". In Latin, the similar "oiei" was a cry of pain. Coincidentally, the term ''oi'' (おい) in informal Japanese is used in the same way as British English, typically by older men to subordinates; an elongated ōi is used when someone is at a distance. Also, in Portuguese, "oi!" (:oɪ) means "hi", while the interrogative "oi?" can be used in the sense of "what did you say?", usually showing disapproval or mistrust of something said previously, or "yes?", generally when answering the telephone or intercom. It is used to attract attention in Spanish, with a variation in letters (''oye''). In accents of rural central Iranian Persian language and Luri language, "oi' ((ペルシア語:اوی)) has the same usage as in English. In Russian, "oi" ("ой") is often used as an expression of various degrees of surprise.
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