"orh" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

IPA: [ɔ̞˧˨] [Singapore], [ɔ̞˨] [Singapore], [ɔ̞ːː˧˦˧] [Singapore] (note: dragged out, sarcastic or when the speaker finally understands something)
Etymology: From Hokkien, Cantonese, and Mandarin 哦 (ò). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl,yue,cmn|-}} Hokkien, Cantonese, and Mandarin, {{zh-l|哦|tr=ò}} 哦 (ò) Head templates: {{en-interj}} orh
  1. (Singapore, colloquial, mildly dismissive) Oh, OK; expression of understanding or acknowledgment. Tags: Singapore, colloquial
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        "2": "nan-hbl,yue,cmn",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Hokkien, Cantonese, and Mandarin",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "哦",
        "tr": "ò"
      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Hokkien, Cantonese, and Mandarin 哦 (ò).",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant alt parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Singlish",
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        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019 April 25, Gemma Iso, quoting Kethlyn Gayatiri Koh, “Netizen ‘defends’ Nicholas Lim and says “Why do people enjoy playing God, in deciding what is enough?””, in theindependent.sg:",
          "text": "We are basically aunties on the “orh hor” bandwagon who name and shame.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Oh, OK; expression of understanding or acknowledgment."
      ],
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        [
          "OK",
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        ],
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          "acknowledgment",
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        ]
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        "(Singapore, colloquial, mildly dismissive) Oh, OK; expression of understanding or acknowledgment."
      ],
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        "Singapore",
        "colloquial"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɔ̞˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɔ̞˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɔ̞ːː˧˦˧]",
      "note": "dragged out, sarcastic or when the speaker finally understands something",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "orh"
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      "name": "bor"
    },
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      "args": {
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  ],
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      "args": {},
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "English links with redundant alt parameters",
        "English terms borrowed from Cantonese",
        "English terms borrowed from Hokkien",
        "English terms borrowed from Mandarin",
        "English terms derived from Cantonese",
        "English terms derived from Hokkien",
        "English terms derived from Mandarin",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Singapore English",
        "Singlish"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2019 April 25, Gemma Iso, quoting Kethlyn Gayatiri Koh, “Netizen ‘defends’ Nicholas Lim and says “Why do people enjoy playing God, in deciding what is enough?””, in theindependent.sg:",
          "text": "We are basically aunties on the “orh hor” bandwagon who name and shame.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Oh, OK; expression of understanding or acknowledgment."
      ],
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          "OK",
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "acknowledgment",
          "acknowledgment#English"
        ]
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        "(Singapore, colloquial, mildly dismissive) Oh, OK; expression of understanding or acknowledgment."
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɔ̞˧˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɔ̞˨]",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɔ̞ːː˧˦˧]",
      "note": "dragged out, sarcastic or when the speaker finally understands something",
      "tags": [
        "Singapore"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "orh"
}

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