"orra" meaning in English

See orra in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more orra [comparative], most orra [superlative]
Etymology: Probably originally a reduced form of over + all. Etymology templates: {{m|en|over}} over, {{m|en|all}} all Head templates: {{en-adj}} orra (comparative more orra, superlative most orra)
  1. (now Scotland) Superfluous; odd, unmatched, left over. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-orra-en-adj-MXxGlYSP Categories (other): Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15
  2. (now Scotland) Of people: idle, unemployed, disreputable. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-orra-en-adj-uLbewvWv Categories (other): Scottish English

Download JSON data for orra meaning in English (1.7kB)

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