What does "roger" mean?
An act of sexual intercourse.
Roger
/ˈɹɒd͡ʒə/ intj, name, noun, verb, slang
intj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: An act of sexual intercourse.
- Grammar: roger is listed as intj, name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: absolutely, acknowledge, acknowledged, acknowledgment.
- Useful contrasts: abstain, disregard, family name.
- Usage evidence: Roger works from morning till night.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 An act of sexual intercourse. UK, slang, vulgar
"ALAN: Lynn, if I have to put back my roger with Sonja one more time, I'll be fit to burst."
- 2 radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter R.
Verb
- 1 To acknowledge by saying "roger". transitive
"The Explorer radio operator rogered receipt of the War Room's signal."
- 2 Of a man, to have sexual intercourse with (someone), especially in a rough manner. UK, slang, transitive, vulgar
- 3 To have sexual intercourse. UK, intransitive, slang, vulgar
Intj
- 1 Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)
"Pilot: CESSNA TWO THREE FOUR—ROGER—OUT."
Proper Noun
- 1 A male given name from the Germanic languages.
"By her I claim the kingdom: she was heir / To Roger, Earl of March, who was the son / Of Edmund Mortimer."
- 2 A surname originating as a patronymic.
- 3 The Devil; Satan. dialectal, obsolete
- 4 Jolly Roger (pirate flag)
"The escaped convicts who had captured the Arrow even ran up the “Roger,” the black flag with the white skull […]"
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"Roger works from morning till night."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "roger"?
Common synonyms include: absolutely, acknowledge, acknowledged, acknowledgment, all right, alright.
How do you use "roger" in a sentence?
Roger works from morning till night.
How do you pronounce "roger"?
Pronounced /ˈɹɒd͡ʒə/.
Etymology
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" was in spoken usage in air traffic radio parlance by 1950.
Etymology 2
Possibly from Old High German Hrotger via Shelta roger.
Etymology 3
From Old French Rogier, from the Frankish equivalent of Old English Hrōþgār (see Hroðgar), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz (“fame-spear”). Compare also Rutger.