arr
nounEtymology
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).
Definitions
Abbreviation of arrival.
Abbreviation of arrangement.
Abbreviation of arrondissement.
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Yes.
Used stereotypically in imitation of pirates.
- Arr, matey! Tis a dangerous life, the sea – full of giant beasts, raging storms and wayward ships bobbing around like steel icebergs.
- He did an imitation of a pirate: "Arr, Arr, Arr, me buckos."
- Suddenly a pirate voice said, "Arr, Arr, Arr. Are you looking for me gold?" Josh looked startled and Will began to laugh.
To say “arr” like a pirate.
- How do you know someone's a pirate? Because they arr.
- Pirates become a running joke between us. When she was a sophomore, I once served her artichokes, arugula, and arroz con pollo for dinner, and we "arred" our way through the entire meal.
Alternative form of ar
Alternative form of ar; the name of the Latin script letter R/r.
- Why against printers all this noise? This summoning of blackguard boys? Why so sagacious in your guesses? Your effs, and tees, and arrs, and eſſes? Take my advice; to make you safe, I know a shorter way be half.
Initialism of annual recurring revenue.
- Every quarter, subscription businesses look at how much their ARR has grown, using the following formula: […]
Initialism of accounting rate of return.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for arr. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA