arr
A 19th-century portrait by John Lewis Marks of the actor C. Pitt dressed as the “Bloodhound of the Bay”, a pirate. Pirates are stereotypically regarded as frequently using the interjection “arr!”
Meanings
Noun
- Abbreviation of arrival
- Abbreviation of arrondissement
Interjection
- Yes.
Verb
- To say “arr” like a pirate.
Related
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Origin
- Abbreviation
- 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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