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Ole

//oʊˈleɪ// adj, intj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pronunciation spelling of old. alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling

    "D'you see the ole guy sitting over there?"

Intj
  1. 1
    An interjection used to stir up excitement.

    "Harry Hooper living in No. 10 / He bought a toupee and glued it to his head / "It looks very natural" everybody said / But then his wife said "Toupee, isn't that a French word?" / And Harry said "Ole!" / She said "That's a Spanish word." / And he said "O.K., can't tell the difference these days.""

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Object Linking and Embedding. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable
  2. 2
    Overhead line equipment. UK, uncountable

    "The problem started with damage to overhead line equipment (OLE - the railway's electrification system), which halted a Great Western Railway service."

Etymology

From Spanish olé.

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