hoy
10 Definitions
the filipino way to get someones attention
Term used as a verb in Newcastle dialect. Means 'to throw' or 'throw out'.
1. What Filipinos use to call someone's attention. Usually said in a loud voice. Similar to Hey!, only with greater force. 2. Norse word meaning 'high island', Hoy is one of the Orkney Islands, which is near Britain. Whoever who said Holla, please. Hoy is way more better because hoy is MUCH MORE Filipino, rather than Holla, which is severely retarded. Heh heh heh, conform to ghetto azn STYLE </sarcasm>. HAH.
Contact, call, get in touch. It can also mean 'call out to get someone's attention'. The word is used in the Australian expression 'give (someone) a hoy'.
The high-pitched sound one makes at somebody who is complaining about stupid shit so to irritate them even more.
The Filipino way of saying 'Hey!' but can be expressed sometimes in objection, if you're going to call someone's attention (negatively or positively).
Hoy: to throw or chuck something Hoy: to go out on the hoy, to go out drinking, on the piss, on the lash. hoy: to hoy up, to be sick.
Hoy is a slang term used to politely remind an individual that they are repeating a story that they have already told you. The root of this stems from a conversation someone had with an acquaintance shortly after having a medical procedure involving conscious sedation using an injectible amnesiac (midazolam). This individual kept repeating the same story over and over the key word of the story was about project of 'hoy' construction. Without recollection this individual had mentioned the story 5 times on the car-ride home.
To be [sick]/[throw up], normally used as a verb.
It is shorted language or 'slang' for 'you are welcome'. It is common to hear the reply of 'Hoy' after you say [Cheers]. It is often heard in the trendier part of London and other metropolitan cities in the United Kingdom. The term originated in Wales but has been adapted by the savvy trend setters in Metropolitan London.
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Origin
"hoy" is popular Gen Z internet slang that emerged from online communities and social media platforms.
When to Use
Use this term in casual internet conversations, social media posts, and informal online discussions.