Oioi
Also read: オイオイ
おいおい (Oioi) is a Japanese interjection meaning “hey!, wait a minute!, whoa!, boohoo”.
Meanings
- interjectionhey!; wait a minute!; whoa!
- adverb, adverb (to)boohoo; waaaa
Examples
犬が死んだ時彼はおいおいと泣いた。
When his dog died, he cried his heart out.
オイオイ。貸した金を返さないなんてそれはないだろう。
Now just a minute there. I hope you're not trying to tell me you're not going to pay the money back.
おいおい、もう締め切りまで時間無いぞ?ぼやっとしないでくれたまえ。
Hey, there's no time left till the deadline, you know? Stop hanging around in a daze!
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).