roger
English
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɒd͡ʒə/
- (General American) enPR: rŏjʹər, IPA(key): /ˈɹɑd͡ʒɚ/
Audio (General American): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒd͡ʒə(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: rog‧er
Etymology 1
editFrom 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" was in spoken usage in air traffic radio parlance by 1950.
Interjection
editroger
- (radio telecommunications) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)
- 1950 May, Flying Magazine[1], page 46:
- Pilot: CESSNA TWO THREE FOUR—ROGER—OUT.
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editDescendants
edit- → Japanese: ラジャー (rajā)
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See also
editVerb
editroger (third-person singular simple present rogers, present participle rogering, simple past and past participle rogered)
- (radio telecommunications, transitive) To acknowledge by saying "roger".
- 2011, Charles Ryan, Phoenix Strike:
- The Explorer radio operator rogered receipt of the War Room's signal.
Etymology 2
editPossibly from Old High German Hrotger via Shelta roger.
Verb
editroger (third-person singular simple present rogers, present participle rogering, simple past and past participle rogered) (UK, vulgar slang)
- (transitive) Of a man, to have sexual intercourse with (someone), especially in a rough manner.
- (intransitive) To have sexual intercourse.
Synonyms
edit- (to have sexual intercourse with someone): bone, dick, knob; see also Thesaurus:copulate with
- (to have sexual intercourse): bang, do it, get some; see also Thesaurus:copulate
Derived terms
editNoun
editroger (plural rogers) (UK, vulgar slang)
- An act of sexual intercourse.
- 2002, I'm Alan Partridge (series 2, episode 5)
- ALAN: Lynn, if I have to put back my roger with Sonja one more time, I'll be fit to burst.
- 2002, I'm Alan Partridge (series 2, episode 5)
Anagrams
editLatin
editVerb
editroger
Shelta
editEtymology
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Verb
editroger
- To copulate.
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