roger

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒd͡ʒə/
• (General American) enPR: rŏjʹər, IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑd͡ʒɚ/

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• Rhymes: -ɒdʒə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: rog‧er

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.

roger

1. (radio telecommunications) Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)
   • 1950 May, Flying Magazine‎, page 46:

     Pilot: CESSNA TWO THREE FOUR—ROGER—OUT.

• roger that

• roger beep

• → Japanese: ラジャー (rajā)

• ack
• over
• over and out
• ten-four
• wilco

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.

Possibly from Old High German Hrotger via Shelta roger.

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.

• (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

• rogering

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.

• Reorg., gorer, reorg

roger

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of rogō

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roger

1. To copulate.