Meaning
A playful, emphatic pronunciation of 'nice' — drawing the vowel out to 'noice' for extra approval, delight, or (sometimes) mock-approval. 'Noice!' as an exclamation means 'very nice / excellent'. It shows how Patois stretches vowels for expressive effect.
Examples
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Yuh pass di exam? Noice!
You passed the exam? Excellent!
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Dat outfit look noice pon yuh.
That outfit looks really nice on you.
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Noice, everyting work out.
Nice, everything worked out.
Origin
An expressive, drawn-out pronunciation of 'nice'; the vowel stretched for emphasis and delight.
How it’s used
An emphatic/playful 'nice!'. Illustrates expressive vowel-stretching. Compare 'criss', 'irie'.