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单词 oik
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Definition of oik in English:

oik

(also oick)
noun ɔɪkɔɪk
British informal
  • An uncouth or obnoxious person.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Where dissent rears its ugly head let us behave with studied disdain and act as if some oik has committed some dreadful faux pas and ignore the blighter.
    • Lets face it, we are all as mad as hell about these useless, power hungry oiks.
    • Cannington could just about stand being this oik's godfather, but the fact that he was related to him by blood made it even worse.
    • Look you oik, either you pay up or we'll turn over your plot to a local yuppie who really deserves it.
    • They seem to think it's those government oiks who are picking on them.
    • The neo-romantic oiks who famously heckled him in 1994 drew scant response from the audience.
    • She is contemplating the oiks who work for her.
    • Here, a spotty oik wearing a baseball cap and a name badge asks if you want fries with that.
    • Now some oik with my name is living the life of Riley while here I am worrying about the size of my overdraft and how I'm going to pay the next instalment on my mobile phone!
    • These would be well-meaning and concerned oiks.
    • I actually agree with something coming out of the mouth of the foul-mouthed oik that is Noel.
    • Cheap flights are blamed for global warming, noise pollution, the need for more airports and their ability to give working-class oiks the ability to use Europe as their playground on a regular basis.
    • Two little oiks rang my doorbell just now (I'm at home today).
    • I felt a real oik reading books related to my course which were not on the reading list.
    • So, in conclusion, one might say that the answer to criticism is not to come clean but to bamboozle the oiks who criticise you.
    • Behind the bar is Steve, a clumsy, almost heroically inept young oik.
    • Giles is a philandering upper-class oik, relentlessly snotty and stultifyingly snobbish.
    • But it's not just New Money oiks who've come in for a finger wagging.
    • Speeders, no matter what their status in life, are nothing more than selfish oiks.
    • It's the heart-warming and inspiring story of two almost entirely clueless posh oiks, who throw caution to the wind and go and live on a small island.
    Synonyms
    lout, boor, barbarian, neanderthal, churl, clown, gawk, hulk, bumpkin, yokel

Origin

1930s: of unknown origin.

Rhymes

hoick
 
 

Definition of oik in US English:

oik

(also oick)
nounɔɪkoik
British informal
  • An uncouth or obnoxious person.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Cheap flights are blamed for global warming, noise pollution, the need for more airports and their ability to give working-class oiks the ability to use Europe as their playground on a regular basis.
    • Cannington could just about stand being this oik's godfather, but the fact that he was related to him by blood made it even worse.
    • It's the heart-warming and inspiring story of two almost entirely clueless posh oiks, who throw caution to the wind and go and live on a small island.
    • These would be well-meaning and concerned oiks.
    • Where dissent rears its ugly head let us behave with studied disdain and act as if some oik has committed some dreadful faux pas and ignore the blighter.
    • Speeders, no matter what their status in life, are nothing more than selfish oiks.
    • Look you oik, either you pay up or we'll turn over your plot to a local yuppie who really deserves it.
    • But it's not just New Money oiks who've come in for a finger wagging.
    • They seem to think it's those government oiks who are picking on them.
    • I actually agree with something coming out of the mouth of the foul-mouthed oik that is Noel.
    • Two little oiks rang my doorbell just now (I'm at home today).
    • She is contemplating the oiks who work for her.
    • Here, a spotty oik wearing a baseball cap and a name badge asks if you want fries with that.
    • Giles is a philandering upper-class oik, relentlessly snotty and stultifyingly snobbish.
    • So, in conclusion, one might say that the answer to criticism is not to come clean but to bamboozle the oiks who criticise you.
    • I felt a real oik reading books related to my course which were not on the reading list.
    • Lets face it, we are all as mad as hell about these useless, power hungry oiks.
    • Behind the bar is Steve, a clumsy, almost heroically inept young oik.
    • The neo-romantic oiks who famously heckled him in 1994 drew scant response from the audience.
    • Now some oik with my name is living the life of Riley while here I am worrying about the size of my overdraft and how I'm going to pay the next instalment on my mobile phone!
    Synonyms
    lout, boor, barbarian, neanderthal, churl, clown, gawk, hulk, bumpkin, yokel

Origin

1930s: of unknown origin.

 
 
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