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ole¹

  • /oʊˈleɪ/
  • /ɒˈleɪ/

Rhymes with -eɪ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish olé.

interjection

  1. An interjection used to stir up excitement. Harry Hooper living in No. 10 / He bought a toupee and glued it to his head / "It looks very natural" everybody said / But then his wife said "Toupee, isn't that a French word?" / And Harry said "Ole!" / She said "That's a Spanish word." / And he said "O.K., can't tell the difference these days."

ole²

  • /əʊl/ UK
  • [oʊl] UK
  • /ɒl/
  • /ol/ US

Rhymes with -əʊl

adjective

  1. not comparable, pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of old D'you see the ole guy sitting over there?

Ole³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Danish Ole.

proper noun

  1. A male given name from Danish.

OLE⁴

  • /oˈlɛj/

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of Object Linking and Embedding
  2. UK, uncountable Overhead line equipment. The problem started with damage to overhead line equipment (OLE - the railway's electrification system), which halted a Great Western Railway service.

    Similar: OHLE

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: initial, first, cheer, have, front, preliminary, bravo, university, marse, jean, olympic, johan, loe, oie, olé, archaic

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MLA

"ole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ole. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

ole. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ole

Chicago

"ole." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ole.

BibTeX
@misc{ole_2026,
  title = {ole},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ole},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}