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

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 Pro-Beijing 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