oik

oik
/oyk/, n., pl. oicks, oiks. Brit. Slang.
[1920-25; of obscure orig.]

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oik /oik/ (informal)
noun
1. A crass-witted, inferior person
2. A boor or lout
3. A cad
4. A chap, bloke (slightly derogatory)
ORIGIN: Ety uncertain

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oik UK [ɔɪk] US noun [countable] [singular oik plural oiks] british informal
a stupid, rude, unpleasant man
Thesaurus: insulting words for a mansynonym

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[oik]
(also oick) n. chiefly Brit., informal an uncouth or obnoxious person
Origin:
1930s: of unknown origin

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/ˈoık/ noun, pl oiks [count]
Brit slang : a person who is very rude or stupid

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oik [oik oiks] [ɔɪk] [ɔɪk] noun (BrE, slang)
an offensive way of referring to a person that you consider rude or stupid, especially a person of a lower social class
 
Word Origin:
1930s: of unknown origin.

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oik
see oick.

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