hoi

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A form of hoy — A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in conveying passengers and goods, or as a tender to larger vessels in port.

OriginDutch hoi →
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Meanings

hoi1

interjection
  1. alternativeAlternative form of hoy, hey! a call to gain someone's attention.

    A hollow groan, unlike anything she had ever heard in her life, came from the front, followed by a shout of "Hoi, there!"

    1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 55

HOI2

noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of homeowner's insurance.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
heyoioi oipsstyo

Origin

  1. Dutchhoi
  2. Dutchhoi
  3. Englishhoi

Borrowed from Dutch hoi.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hoi

enjoyjoyroyoetroyemployalloydeployoiHanoioyannoyChoikoisavoyconvoyhoypoibuoycoyfoyFitzroyployJOI
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Anagrams

Ohi
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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