oik

oik
a member of the lower classes.

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  • oik — [ɔık] n BrE informal not polite an offensive word for someone who you think is not intelligent or well educated, and who speaks or behaves in a rough way >oikish adj …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • oik — (also oick) ► NOUN informal ▪ an uncouth or obnoxious person. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • oik — /oyk/, n., pl. oicks, oiks. Brit. Slang. oaf; lout. [1920 25; of obscure orig.] * * * oik /oik/ (informal) noun 1. A crass witted, inferior person 2. A boor or lout 3. A cad 4. A chap, bloke (slightly derogatory) ORIGI …   Useful english dictionary

  • oik — UK [ɔɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms oik : singular oik plural oiks British informal a stupid, rude, unpleasant man …   English dictionary

  • oik — n British 1. a vulgar, coarse, boorish or socially inferior person. This term was, and still is, applied by public schoolboys (rarely by girls) to local children or those attending state schools. It is also sometimes used self effacingly or… …   Contemporary slang

  • oik — [[t]ɔ͟ɪk[/t]] oiks N COUNT (disapproval) If you refer to someone as an oik, you think that they behave in a rude or unacceptable way, especially in a way that you believe to be typical of a low social class. [BRIT, INFORMAL] She has to live cheek …   English dictionary

  • oik — /oyk/, n., pl. oicks, oiks. Brit. Slang. oaf; lout. [1920 25; of obscure orig.] * * * …   Universalium

  • OIK — Open It Kit (Business » Products) …   Abbreviations dictionary

  • oik — n. obnoxious person; lout; rude and unpleasant low class man (British Slang) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • oik — (also oick) noun Brit. informal an uncouth or obnoxious person. Origin 1930s: of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

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