Definition of "hoit" [hoit]

• To play the fool; to behave thoughtlessly and frivolously. (verb)
• To leap; to caper; to romp noisily. (verb)

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• "The confusion comes from the similarity of the noun hoi polloi and the adjective hoity-toity, a rhyming compound from the English dialect term hoit, “to play the fool,” which has come to mean “foolishly snooty.”"
• "Actually, Sinatra subtly cracked wise that he was "hoit" (da Joisy accent was quite deliberate) by not being asked to sing."
• "So yous all just make like trees and get outta here before someone gets hoit."