RAP

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rap"

English

Noun

RAP (plural RAPs)

1. Initialism of recognized air picture.
2. (UK, pensions) Initialism of retirement annuity plan.
3. (US, law enforcement) Acronym of record of arrest and prosecution.

   Synonyms: rap, rapsheet, rap sheet

4. Initialism of reclaimed asphalt pavement.
   • (Can we date this quote?), “RAP Benefits for Pavement Owners”, in National Asphalt Pavement Association‎^[1], archived from the original on 21 March 2025, page 1:

     89.2 million tons of RAP are used annually in new asphalt pavement construction in the United States.

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

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• 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

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

Spanish

Proper noun

RAP

1. initialism of Régimen de Aportaciones Privadas