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English word origin

Etymology of arr

By abbreviation.

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

Abbreviation of arrival. · Abbreviation of arrangement.

noun

Abbreviation of arrondissement.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

By abbreviation.

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Source etymology 2

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verb

To say “arr” like a pirate.

intj

Yes. · Used stereotypically in imitation of pirates.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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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