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Arr

//ɑː(ɹ)// intj, noun, verb

Definitions

Intj
  1. 1
    Yes. British, West-Country, West-Midlands, Yorkshire
  2. 2
    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."

Noun
  1. 1
    Abbreviation of arrival. abbreviation, alt-of
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of arrondissement. abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 3
    Alternative form of ar; the name of the Latin script letter R/r. alt-of, alternative

    "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."

  4. 4
    Initialism of annual recurring revenue. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Every quarter, subscription businesses look at how much their ARR has grown, using the following formula: […]"

  5. 5
    Abbreviation of arrangement. abbreviation, alt-of
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  1. 6
    Initialism of accounting rate of return. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Verb
  1. 1
    To say “arr” like a pirate. rare

    "How do you know someone's a pirate? Because they arr."

Etymology

Etymology 1

By abbreviation.

Etymology 2

By abbreviation.

Etymology 3

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).

Etymology 4

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).

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