oui
/wiː/adverb
Frequently in representations of the English of a French speaker: ‘yes’.
exclamation
Caribbean. As an emphatic tag: ‘I have to say’, ‘yes, indeed!’.
Origin
Late 18th century. From French oui yes, ultimately from classical Latin hoc this + ille that man, he.
- awaken
- awakening
- a walk in the park
- award
- award ceremony
- awardee
- awarder
- awards ceremony
- award wage
- award-winning
- aware
- awareness
- awareness bracelet
- awari
- a (warning) shot across the bows
- awash
- a watched pot never boils
- away
- awayday
- away goal
- away message
- away (or off or out etc.) with
- away with
- away with the fairies
- AWB