RAP

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rap"

English

Noun

RAP (plural RAPs)

recognized air picture
(UK, pensions) Initialism of retirement annuity plan.
(US, law enforcement) Acronym of record of arrest and prosecution.
Synonyms: rap, rapsheet, rap sheet

Anagrams

APR, ARP, Apr, Apr., Arp, PAR, PRA, Par, RPA, apr, arp, par

Chinese

Etymology

Deliberate misspelling of English RIP (“rest in peace”). Originated from Hong Kong netizen Matt Leung's post.

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): aau¹ ei¹ pi¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: aau¹ ei¹ pi¹
  - Yale: āau ēi pī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aau¹ ei¹ pi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ao¹ éi¹ pi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aːu̯⁵⁵ ei̯⁵⁵ pʰiː⁵⁵/

Interjection

RAP

(Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang, neologism, sarcastic) Used when something happens to serve someone right

Spanish

Proper noun

RAP

initialism of Régimen de Aportaciones Privadas