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Ook vs Oik - What's the difference?

ook | oik |

As an interjection ook

is the cry of a monkey.

As a noun oik is

(slang|british) a member of the lower classes.

ook

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • The cry of a monkey.
  • * 1995 , Terry Pratchett, Soul Music
    • He tapped the Librarian on the shoulder. "Excuse me —" "Ook ?" "Those guys just called you a monkey," said Glod.
  • * 2004 , Robert Arellano, Don Dimaio of La Plata
    • The irate ape cries, "Ook ook ! Ai ai ai!" He springs off the edge of the stone basin, clawing Cantare across the face and bursting through the door.
  • * 2014 , Victoria Wessex, Shipwrecked with the Billionaire Rock Star
    • Fingers pinched my eyelashes and lifted one eyelid. I looked straight into a big, leathery black face surrounded by brown fur. “Ook ?” asked the monkey.

    Synonyms

    * ooh-ah-ah

    oik

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, British) a member of the lower classes.
  • * 2011 , James Parker, Rediscovering Metallica with a new bio''[http://thephoenix.com/Boston/arts/125687-rediscovering-metallica-with-a-new-bio], ''The Boston Phoenix
    • The other three were gifted metal oiks , but Cliff was a musician, schooled in theory, transmitting from a private universe of inspiration and expertise.

    Derived terms

    * oikish

    Anagrams

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