roger
pronunciation
How to pronounce roger in British English:
UK [ˈrɒdʒə(r)]
How to pronounce roger in American English:
US [ˈrɑdʒə(r)]
Word Origin
- Roger
- masc. proper name, from Old French Rogier, from Old High German Hrotger, literally "famous with the spear," from hruod- "fame, glory" + ger "spear" (see gar (n.)). As a generic name for "a person," attested from 1630s. Slang meaning "penis" was popular c. 1650-c. 1870; hence the slang verb sense of "to copulate with (a woman)," attested from 1711. The use of the word in radio communication to mean "yes, I understand" is attested from 1941, from the U.S. military phonetic alphabet word for the letter -R-, in this case an abbreviation for "received." Said to have been used by the R.A.F. since 1938. The Jolly Roger pirate flag is first attested 1723, of unknown origin; jolly here has its otherwise obsolete Middle English sense "high-hearted, gallant." Roger de Coverley, once a favorite English country dance, is so called from 1685, in reference to Addison's character in the "Spectator." French roger-bontemps "jovial, carefree man," is attested there from 15c.
Example
- 1. I went there to meet mr clarkson roger .
- 2. One way tells roger he can never do anything right .
- 3. The researchers also showed roger pictures of himself , of people he knew and of strangers .
- 4. We root for roger 's recovery even as we fantasise about strangling him .
- 5. Roger , we 're holding on the 1-4 corner .