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arr.

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3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

intj/ɑː(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ɑɹː/General-American[ɑ̝̹ɹ̝ː]General-American[ɑ̝̹ɹ̻̝ː]General-American

  1. Yes.

    UK · West-Country · West-Midlands · Yorkshire

  2. Used stereotypically in imitation of pirates.

Where this word comes from

Possibly from aye. The pirate-imitation form was derived from the West Country dialect after its use by West Country-born actor Robert Newton (1905–1956) in the films Treasure Island (1950) and Blackbeard the Pirate (1952)—and the former’s spin-off media—in which he played, respectively, the fictional pirate Long John Silver and the historical pirate Edward “Blackbeard” Teach (c. 1680 – 1718; also a West Country native).

verb/ɑː(ɹ)/Received-Pronunciation/ɑɹː/General-American[ɑ̝̹ɹ̝ː]General-American[ɑ̝̹ɹ̻̝ː]General-American

  1. To say “arr” like a pirate.

    rare
    How do you know someone's a pirate? Because they arr.
Where this word comes from

Possibly from aye. The pirate-imitation form was derived from the West Country dialect after its use by West Country-born actor Robert Newton (1905–1956) in the films Treasure Island (1950) and Blackbeard the Pirate (1952)—and the former’s spin-off media—in which he played, respectively, the fictional pirate Long John Silver and the historical pirate Edward “Blackbeard” Teach (c. 1680 – 1718; also a West Country native).

noun

  1. Abbreviation of arrival.

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  2. Abbreviation of arrangement.

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Where this word comes from

By abbreviation.

noun

  1. Abbreviation of arrondissement.

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Where this word comes from

By abbreviation.

noun

  1. Alternative form of ar; the name of the Latin script letter R/r.

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