lor

Particle

• Tagged at the end of a sentence to convey a sense of resignation or inevitability.
• Used to suggest that there is an obvious, inevitable or straightforward answer to something.
• Suggests that the reply given is the obvious or expected one.
• Used to reinforce an opinion, sometimes in a sarcastic manner.

Examples

• "At my house lor."
• "Bo pian lor."
• "Next time lor."
• "OK lor, go ahead."
• "Sorry lor."
• "Take a cab lor, easier this way."
• "Then tell him lor."
• "Wait till December lor."
• "Ya lor / Han nor."
• "You lor, or else still got who?"

Related Words

A. F. (1992), ah1–3, already, ba1, ba2, Gupta, hah1–3, hor1, hor2, in, know, lah1–14, leh1–2, leh3–6, leh7–11, liao, lor ark, lor mee, lor sor, lor1, lor2–3, mah, meh, nia, number 1, one1–3, sia, volume 18, what, →DOI