Meanings
oxi1
- In Greek contextsno.
Whereas in 1945, the mainland Greeks said OXI to foreign troops entering their country, in 2004 the GCs were saying OXI to foreign troops leaving their country.
2008, Harry Anastasiou, The Broken Olive Branch: Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict and the Quest for Peace in Cyprus. Volume Two, Nationalism Versus Europeanization, Syracuse University Press, →ISBN, page 1502 more examples
But the Greek archaeological committee met on the site, looked at our plans, and said, "Oxi, we will not approve anything that looks like the Roman approach to this sacred Greek temple."
1961, Report of the National Council for Historic Sites and BuildingsBuoyed by the no vote in the Greek referendum, anti-austerity campaigners across Britain are to stage “Oxi to Osborne” protests on Wednesday against cuts the UK chancellor is expected to announce in his budget.
2015 July 7, Matthew Weaver, “"Oxi to Osborne": UK campaigners take Greek inspiration in budget protests”, in The Guardian
oxi2
- slanguncountablecocaine paste
Origin
Orthographic borrowing from Greek όχι (óchi), based on the typographic similarity.
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