Standard Lemma guide

oui

intj · noun · phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /wiː/
  • homophone: we
  • homophone: wee
  • homophone: Wii
  • homophone: whee (wine–whine merger)
  • rhymes with -iː
  • CMU ARPABET: W IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: UW0 W IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Synonym of yes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Qualifier: humorous or Gallicism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: yes

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Initialism of organizationally unique identifier.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

phrase

Meaning 3

Initialism of operating under the influence, a synonym of driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French oui (“yes”).