Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

3r

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: 3r
IPA

1

Scrabble Score

1

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Abbreviation of reduce, reuse, recycle (“a waste management strategy”).

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Abbreviation of race, religion, royalty (“referring to the Malay race, Islam, and the monarchy of Malaysia, three sensitive topics in the country”).

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a violation of Malaysian law that involves insulting or attacking either one of those three topics.

Example Sentences

"Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has issued a final warning to all parties to not exploit issues touching on race, religion and the royal institution (3R) which can split the country."

Etymology

For sense 2, first popularised in 2014 in Malaysian academic journals and political commentaries. Adopted by the Malaysian government in August 2019 to discourage hate speech in light of the general elections on that year, which it began to refer as 3R.

Questions

What does 3r mean?: Abbreviation of reduce, reuse, recycle (“a waste management strategy”).
Where does 3r come from?: For sense 2, first popularised in 2014 in Malaysian academic journals and political commentaries. Adopted by the Malaysian government in August 2019 to discourage hate speech in light of the general elections on that year, which it began to refer as 3R.

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