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Lor

//lɔː˦// name, noun, particle, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of letter of recommendation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, letter
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of local Orthodox rabbi. Judaism, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable

    "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."

Particle
  1. 1
    Tagged at the end of a sentence to convey a sense of resignation or inevitability. Hong-Kong, Manglish, Singlish, colloquial

    "Next time lor."

  2. 2
    Used to suggest that there is an obvious, inevitable or straightforward answer to something. Hong-Kong, Manglish, Singlish, colloquial

    "Near-synonym: lah (sense 6)"

  3. 3
    Suggests that the reply given is the obvious or expected one. Hong-Kong, Manglish, Singlish, colloquial

    "At my house lor."

  4. 4
    Used to reinforce an opinion, sometimes in a sarcastic manner. Hong-Kong, Manglish, Singlish, colloquial

    "Sorry lor."

Etymology

From Cantonese 囉 /啰 (lo¹) and Hokkien 囉 /啰 (--lo͘, indicating resignation), which is itself borrowed from Cantonese.

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