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.
- portent-like
- portentous
- portentously
- portentousness
- porteous
- porte-parole
- porter
- porterage
- porter bar
- Porter, Cole
- porter crab
- porteress
- porterhouse
- porterhouse steak
- portering
- Porter, Katherine Anne
- porterless
- porterlike
- porter-lodge
- porterly
- Porter, Peter
- porter's ale
- porter's beer
- porter's chair
- portership