įor the use of jolly, compare Jolly robin "handsome or charming man, gaily dressed man, carefree dandy" (late 14c.) also French roger-bontemps "jovial, carefree man" (15c.). Their Black-Flag, under which they had committed abundance of Pyracies, and Murders was affix'd to one Corner of the Gallows It had in it the Portraiture of Death, with an Hour Glass in one Hand, and a Dart in the other striking into a Heart, and Three Drops of Blood delineated as falling from it : This Flag they call'd Walter Gregor and published in 1866 gives a definition of Rodger as "anything of its kind large and ugly," also "Any animal big and ugly," also "A big person of rude manners." It also has a verb rodger "to beat with violence." Perhaps there is a connection. A glossary of Banffshire words compiled by the Rev. Pirate flag, attested under that name by 1724, of unknown origin jolly here has its otherwise obsolete sense "high-hearted, gallant." Also see Roger, the sense of which here is, again, uncertain. Synonym definition, a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word in the same language, as happy, joyful, elated. ![]() ![]() Current British slang includes the word as a verb to mean sexual intercourse, i.e., 'took her home and Rogered her. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names Roger and Rogier. Related terms for roger- synonyms, antonyms and sentences with roger. Roger is a masculine given name, and a surname. All who know that shire are very well acquainted with the parts and merits of Sir Roger. Most related words/phrases with sentence examples define Roger meaning and usage. His great-grandfather was inventor of that famous country-dance which is called after him. THE first of our society is a gentleman of Worcestershire, of ancient descent, a baronet, his name Sir Roger de Coverley. as the name of a recurring character in the "Spectator." This term is used in radio communication and radio transmissions by pilots and other people in aviation. Synonyms for roger that include roger, got it, acknowledged, received, understood, point taken, I understand, duly noted, loud and clear and I hear you loud and clear. Roger de Coverley, once a favorite English country dance, is said to have been so called from 1685. ROGER stands for Received Order Given, Expect Results. military phonetic alphabet word for the letter -R-, in this case an abbreviation for "received." It is said to have been used likewise by the R.A.F. ![]() The use of the word in radio communication to mean "yes, I understand" is attested from 1941, from the U.S. Synonyms for ROGER: absolutely, agreed, all right, assuredly, aye, gladly, indubitably, undoubtedly, unquestionably, willingly, yea, yes, ok, uh-huh, yeah, yep, right on. 1870 hence the slang verb sense of "to copulate with (a woman)," which is attested from 1711. cant, "a goose." Slang meaning "penis" was popular c. As a generic name for "a person," attested from 1630s. "The name was introduced from Norman where OG Rodger was reinforced by the cognate ON Hroðgeirr". 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.)).
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