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   clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 04:29:01 JST clacke

   "Oi Polloi are a punk rock band from Scotland that formed around 1981. Starting as an Oi! band, they are now generally more associated with the anarcho-punk genre."

   That is a brilliant band name.

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oi_Pollo…

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 22:35:57 JST clacke

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     @vassilis In modern English, "hoi polloi", imported from Ancient Greek, refers to the common people, in contrast to hoi oligoi, the few, the elite.

     The name plays on this, turning "hoi" into "oi", a form of punk rock. As you note, by coincidence, "Oi Polloi" becomes closer to the modern Greek pronounciation of the original expression.

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     vassilis (vassilis@libranet.de)'s status on Thursday, 16-Jan-2025 22:35:58 JST vassilis

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     Interestingly in Greek the "Oi Polloi" transliterates to: "The many"..