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okurrr
[ oh-kur ]
黑料网 does听okurrr mean?
Okurrr听is a fun, sassy, and trilled way of saying OK, known as a catchphrase of rapper Cardi B.
Where does okurrr come from?
Rapper Cardi B popularized okurrr, a way of saying OK with surprise or sass鈥攁nd properly delivered with a high-pitched trill. As Cardi B described on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in April 2018 after the release of her album Invasion of Privacy,听辞办耻谤谤谤听should sound like “a cold pigeon in New York City.”
While Cardi B made听okurrr听a signature phrase of hers, it appears to originate in drag culture, as notably featured in RuPaul’s Drag Race by the contestant Laganja Estranja. RuPaul has credited okurrr to Broadway actor听Laura Bell Bundy.
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— RuPaul's Drag Race (@RuPaulsDragRace)
Okurrr was also spread by Khlo茅 Kardashian in 2018 on听Keeping Up With The Kardashians, who appears to have picked it up from RuPaul’s hit reality TV show. Many听learned okurrr thanks to a Pepsi commercial that aired during the 2019 Super Bowl, where Cardi B teaches people how to say okurrr.
In March 2019, Cardi B applied to trademark听okurrr (and the two-R‘诲听okurr as well) so she can use it on merchandise. People hotly debated whether she should be able to do that or not, especially given its provenance and popular use. Cardi B answered that she’s just trying to secure the bag.
Examples of okurrr
Who uses okurrr?
Okurrr, which is variously spelled with a different number of U‘s and R‘s, has several applications. One is for emphasis after throwing some shade in place of OK. Issuing an听okurrr听lets people know you are making a point, okurrr?
Okurrr听can be used affirmatively, too, such as in response to some good news. Words are awesome, okurrr!
Cardi has 21 billboard nominations. OKURRR 馃コ
— jordan馃ぉ (@jordanawalling)
Finally, okurrr, like OK, can be used to express dismay, dismissal, surprise, or skepticism (e.g., She just said that?! Okurr).听It has the sense of听OK, fine.
Woowee today went fast. Okurr Monday..i see you
— Angela McCafferty (@itsMcCrApP_yooo)
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