ole

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/oʊˈleɪ//ɒˈleɪ/UK/əʊl/UK[oʊl]

interjection

An interjection used to stir up excitement.

“D'you see the ole guy sitting over there?”

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OHLE
OriginSpanish olé →
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Meanings

ole1

interjection
  1. An interjection used to stir up excitement.

    Harry Hooper living in No. 10 / He bought a toupee and glued it to his head / "It looks very natural" everybody said / But then his wife said "Toupee, isn't that a French word?" / And Harry said "Ole!" / She said "That's a Spanish word." / And he said "O.K., can't tell the difference these days."

    1979, The Boomtown Rats, “Nothing Happened Today”, in The Fine Art of Surfacing

ole2

adjectiveole (not comparable)
  1. not comparablepronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of old.

    D'you see the ole guy sitting over there?

Ole3

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Danish.

OLE4

nounOLE (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of Object Linking and Embedding.
  2. UKuncountablerail transportOverhead line equipment.

    The problem started with damage to overhead line equipment (OLE - the railway's electrification system), which halted a Great Western Railway service.

    2024 August 21, Philip Haigh, “Stranded trains: problems for passengers and operators”, in RAIL, number 1016, page 52

    Synonyms: OHLE

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOverhead line equipment.

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OHLE

Origin

ole · interjection

  1. Spanisholé
  2. Spanisholé
  3. Englishole

Borrowed from Spanish olé.

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Ole · proper noun

  1. DanishOle
  2. DanishOle
  3. EnglishOle

Borrowed from Danish Ole.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ole

amaymedayrewaytodaycontrolkjlasayplayzpayawaydisplaywholestaybayroleoksurveyle
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Anagrams

leoeloloe
Cite this entry
APA

ole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ole

MLA

“ole.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ole. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ole,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ole.

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