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oi

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
ɔɪ

Definitions

  1. A working-class punk rock subgenre of the 1970s, sometimes associated with racism.
  2. Initialism of opportunistic infection.
  3. Initialism of osteogenesis imperfecta.
  4. Abbreviation of object of interest.
    abbreviation, alt-of

Equivalents

Françaisoï
Portuguêsoi
Italianooi

Examples

“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.”
“Oi! is characterized by cleaner guitars and slower tempos than most punk music, and many Oi! songs feature sing-along, "soccer chant" choruses.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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