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roger

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See also: Roger

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Etymology 1

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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" was in spoken usage in air traffic radio parlance by 1950.

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roger

  1. (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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  • Japanese: ラジャー (rajā)
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Verb

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roger (third-person singular simple present rogers, present participle rogering, simple past and past participle rogered)

  1. (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

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Possibly from Old High German Hrotger via Shelta roger.

Verb

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roger (third-person singular simple present rogers, present participle rogering, simple past and past participle rogered) (UK, vulgar slang)

  1. (transitive) Of a man, to have sexual intercourse with (someone), especially in a rough manner.
  2. (intransitive) To have sexual intercourse.
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roger (plural rogers) (UK, vulgar slang)

  1. 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.

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Latin

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roger

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of rogō

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roger

  1. To copulate.