oi: —noun
a type of punk rock featuring violent, racist lyrics, associated esp. with skinheads.
oi or oy: —interjection
used to express surprise, pain, grief, worry, etc.
oi (World English Dictionary):
— interj
1. (Brit ) a cry used to attract attention, esp in an aggressive way
— adj
2. of or relating to a form of punk rock popular esp among skinheads in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Word Origin & History:
oi: 1962, vulgar or working class pronunciation of hoy a call or shout to attract attention.
oy: Yiddish exclamation of dismay, 1892, Amer.Eng. Extended form oy vey (1959) includes Yiddish vey , from Ger. Weh "woe"
Wikipedia entry for Oi!:
Oi! is a working class street-level subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s. The music and associated subculture had the goal of bringing together punks, skinheads and other non-aligned working class youths (sometimes called herberts).
So in that song, it must have been used as a music subgenre.
In British English it means that the gent in question has got his life well-organised and in order.
Sorted
adjective
British informal
organized, arranged, or dealt with satisfactorily:
Sorted can also be said of a person
(of a person) confident, organized, and emotionally well balanced
Which is the intention of the author here. He has a house, job and no worries. It can be said that he is sorted.
Also, I would expect that the text should read "a cushy number" and not "crushy".
(of a job or situation) undemanding, easy, or secure
Best Answer
A "cheap win" can have two somewhat opposing meanings:
In your case it's the first meaning, the report indicated many ways to easily improve things.