lor

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Tagged at the end of a sentence to convey a sense of resignation or inevitability.

   • Next time lor.
   • OK lor, go ahead.
   • bo pian lor.
2. 2

   Used to suggest that there is an obvious, inevitable or straightforward answer to…

   Used to suggest that there is an obvious, inevitable or straightforward answer to something.

   • Near-synonym: lah (sense 6)
   • You lor, or else still got who?
   • Then tell him lor.
3. 3

   Suggests that the reply given is the obvious or expected one.

   • At my house lor.
   • As a facilitator, I often ask the participants: how are you feeling now? And often, the replies I get are: "Okay lor", "Like that lor".
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   1. 4

      Used to reinforce an opinion, sometimes in a sarcastic manner.

      • Sorry lor.
      • Ya lor / Han nor.
      • A retired senior police officer in Hong Kong on trial over the assault of a bystander during the 2014 Occupy protests said “sorry lor” for his actions in court on Friday, admitting that he hit his accuser with a baton on instinct.
   2. 5

      Little.

   3. 6

      A surname.

   4. 7

      Initialism of letter of recommendation.

   5. 8

      Abbreviation of local Orthodox rabbi.

      • When I repeated this idea to my LOR, he mentioned that he saw it in "Da'as Torah", written by R' Yerucham Levovitz, the mashgiach of Mir.

The neighborhood

• neighborwhat
• neighborlah1–14
• neighborlor2–3
• neighborlor1
• neighborah6
• neighborleh1–2
• neighbormah
• neighborleh3–6
• neighborone1–3
• neighborhor1
• neighborknow
• neighbornia