おいおい
Japanese
Etymology 1
Reduplication of おい.
Pronunciation
Interjection
おいおい • (oioi) ←おいおい (oioi)?
- hey (used to get attention)
Etymology 2
| Alternative spellings |
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| 追い追い 追々 追追 |
Reduplication of 追い.
Pronunciation
Adverb
おいおい • (oioi) ←おひおひ (ofiofi)?
- bit by bit, gradually
- 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan[1]:
- 追々ゆるりと話すつもりだが、
- oioi yururi to hanasu tsumori da ga,
- and saying that he would acquaint me particularly with the school by-and-by,
- 追々ゆるりと話すつもりだが、
- after a while, in time