Oikish

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Like an oik; yobbish. informal

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

Example

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

Etymology

From oik + -ish.

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