roger
See also: Roger
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɒdʒə/
- (General American) enPR: rŏjʹər, IPA(key): /ˈɹɑdʒɚ/
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Audio (GA) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒdʒə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: rog‧er
Etymology 1
From Roger, used circa 1940 in UK and US military communication to represent "R" when spelling out a word. "R" is the first letter in received, used to acknowledge understanding a message. "ROGER" for "received" in spoken usage in air traffic radio parlance by 1950.
Interjection
roger
- (radio telecommunications) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)
- 1950: "Pilot: CESSNA TWO THREE FOUR—ROGER—OUT." Flying Magazine, May 1950, p. 46.
Synonyms
Translations
received
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Etymology 2
Possibly from Old High German Hrotger via Shelta roger.
Verb
roger (third-person singular simple present rogers, present participle rogering, simple past and past participle rogered)
- (transitive, vulgar slang) Of a man, to have sexual intercourse with (someone), especially in a rough manner.
- (intransitive, vulgar slang) To have sexual intercourse.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:copulate
Derived terms
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
roger
- first-person singular present passive subjunctive of rogō
Shelta
Verb
roger
- To copulate.
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