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R and R noun- rest and rehabilitation; rest and recovery; rest and recreation; rest and recuperation; rape and restitution; rape and ruin; rape and run US, 1953
Despite disagreement on the “R’s”, the meaning is the same–a brief stint away from combat or regular duty. - Any man who captures a prisoner these days is promised a five-day Rest and Rehabilitation breather in Japan. — Martin Russ, The Last Parallel, p. 163, 1957
- He’ll be on sick leave for a few weeks. We call it “R & R (Rest and Recuperation).” — Dennis Smith, Report from Engine Company 82, p. 46, 1972
- Walker Hill one time belong US Army. that time big R and R place for soldier. R and R mean “rest and recreation.” — Walter Sheldon, Gold Bait, p. 31, 1973
- R&R–rest and recovery leave. — William H. LaBarge and Robert Lawrence Holt, Sweetwater Gunslinger 201, p. 281, 1983
- Not a single girl soldier out on manoeuvres looking for a spot of “r and r”. — Duncan MacLaughlin, The Filth, p. 50, 2002
- rock ‘n’ roll UK, 1977
- [A] character that had roots back in music hall and ’50s R & R[.] — Paul Morley, Ask, p. 35, 1986
- rape and robbery UK
A cynical play on the US military “r and r” (rest and recreation). - — Angela Devlin, Prison Patter, p. 94, 1996
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