ouiadv.int.

Brit.

/wiː/, U.S.

/wi/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French oui.

Etymology: < French oui yes (late 14th cent. in Middle French; 11th cent. in Old French as oïl ), ultimately < classical Latin hoc this (see hoc n.) + ille that man, he (see illeism n.).

A. adv.

Frequently in representations of the English of a French speaker: ‘yes’. Cf. mais oui int.

ΚΠ

1786 J. Purgoyne Heiress iv. i. 54 Understand you—Oui! Da you talk de language universal.

1900 D. Boucicault Old Guard i. ii. 6 Oui, general, give the word to storm the sun and, sacre bleu, we take him.

1950 C. Porter Compl. Lyrics (1983) 288 I got hoopla, oui, oui, oui.

1991 T. Pakenham Scramble for Afr. xxxviii. 677 Would they vote oui to join the Communauté, a kind of French Commonwealth?

B. int.

Caribbean. As an emphatic tag: ‘I have to say’, ‘yes, indeed!’.

ΚΠ

1968 G. St. Omer Room on Hill viii. 110 ‘You believe you are the woman the most beautiful in this room?’ ‘Is you saying that, oui.’ But she was pleased.

1980 C. Hosein in S. Brown & J. Wickham Oxf. Bk. Caribbean Stories (1999) 283 Is a good thing the Yankees have they base here, oui.

1990 N. Payne Grenadian Childhood 84 Blarst! Is only boiled corn and split peas dey eat dis week, oui!

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oui
释义	ouiadv.int. Brit. /wiː/, U.S. /wi/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French oui. Etymology: < French oui yes (late 14th cent. in Middle French; 11th cent. in Old French as oïl ), ultimately < classical Latin hoc this (see hoc n.) + ille that man, he (see illeism n.). A. adv. Frequently in representations of the English of a French speaker: ‘yes’. Cf. mais oui int. ΚΠ 1786 J. Purgoyne Heiress iv. i. 54 Understand you—Oui! Da you talk de language universal. 1900 D. Boucicault Old Guard i. ii. 6 Oui, general, give the word to storm the sun and, sacre bleu, we take him. 1950 C. Porter Compl. Lyrics (1983) 288 I got hoopla, oui, oui, oui. 1991 T. Pakenham Scramble for Afr. xxxviii. 677 Would they vote oui to join the Communauté, a kind of French Commonwealth? B. int. Caribbean. As an emphatic tag: ‘I have to say’, ‘yes, indeed!’. ΚΠ 1968 G. St. Omer Room on Hill viii. 110 ‘You believe you are the woman the most beautiful in this room?’ ‘Is you saying that, oui.’ But she was pleased. 1980 C. Hosein in S. Brown & J. Wickham Oxf. Bk. Caribbean Stories (1999) 283 Is a good thing the Yankees have they base here, oui. 1990 N. Payne Grenadian Childhood 84 Blarst! Is only boiled corn and split peas dey eat dis week, oui! This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.int.1786
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