oikish

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adjective

Like an oik; yobbish.

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Meanings

adjectiveoikish (comparative more oikish, superlative most oikish)

comparative more oikish · superlative most oikish

  1. informalLike an oik; yobbish.

    His business partners are Terry Linex and Keith Carburton: matey yet threatening; oikish yet upwardly mobile.

    2006, John Mullan, How novels work

Origin

From oik + -ish.

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Cite this entry
APA

oikish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oikish

MLA

“oikish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oikish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oikish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oikish.

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