"R&R" meaning in English

See R&R in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-au-R&R.ogg Forms: R-n-R [alternative], R and R [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} R&R (uncountable)
  1. (slang) Initialism of rock and roll. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang, uncountable Alternative form of: rock and roll
    Sense id: en-R&R-en-noun-rXyE4DHV Categories (other): English reduplicated coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 28 7 36 30
  2. (originally military) Initialism of rest and recuperation/recreation/relaxation. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: rest and recuperation/recreation/relaxation
    Sense id: en-R&R-en-noun-rPRFKI49 Categories (other): Military, Rest

Verb

Audio: En-au-R&R.ogg Forms: R-n-R [alternative], R and R [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} R&R
  1. (education) Initialism of revise and resubmit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: revise and resubmit
    Sense id: en-R&R-en-verb-bpc5hsIx Categories (other): Education, English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 7 47 24 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 28 7 36 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 3 66 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 3 70 10 Topics: education
  2. (fandom slang) Initialism of read and review: used to request that people read a work (generally fan fiction) and give feedback. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, slang Alternative form of: read and review (extra: used to request that people read a work (generally fan fiction) and give feedback)
    Sense id: en-R&R-en-verb-X~3xJ7eY Categories (other): English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Fan fiction Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 28 7 36 30 Disambiguation of Fan fiction: 7 3 2 88 Topics: lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: MWR

Alternative forms

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