lor

adj

1. Little.

name

1. A surname.

noun

1. Initialism of letter of recommendation.
2. Abbreviation of local Orthodox rabbi.

   “When I repeated this idea to my LOR, he mentioned that he saw it in "Da'as Torah", written by R' Yerucham Levovitz, the mashgiach of Mir.”

particle

Etymology: From Cantonese 囉 /啰 (lo¹) and Hokkien 囉 /啰 (--lo͘, indicating resignation), which is itself borrowed from Cantonese.

1. Tagged at the end of a sentence to convey a sense of resignation or inevitability.

   “Next time lor.”

   “OK lor, go ahead.”

2. Used to suggest that there is an obvious, inevitable or straightforward answer to something.

   “Near-synonym: lah (sense 6)”

   “You lor, or else still got who?”

3. Suggests that the reply given is the obvious or expected one.

   “At my house lor.”

   “It’s true for me, at least. Friends under interrogation insist that ‘Have You Eaten?’ is very much alive, but when asked to recall their last encounter, answers invariably skew towards inter-generational anecdotes. “Relatives lor” is the top reply, and “Small-talk with taxi drivers” emerged as a runner-up because many feel compelled to make conversation after the initial “PIE or CTE?” decision.”

4. Used to reinforce an opinion, sometimes in a sarcastic manner.

   “Sorry lor.”

   “Ya lor / Han nor.”