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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
oy

▶exclamation variant spelling of oi.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
oi/ɔɪ/

▶exclamation (also oy) Brit. informal used to attract someone's attention, especially in a rough or angry way.

– origin 1930s: var. of hoy1.

'oy' also found in these Oxford entries:

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[ai]>[oy]/[ei]>[ay]. Where do they speak like that?
Oy!
Shouting of 'oy-yez'

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