roger that

English dictionary entry

Meanings

intj
  1. Received (used in radio communications to acknowledge that a message has been received and understood)
  2. Used to acknowledge receipt and understanding of a message

Pronunciation

En-au-roger that.ogg

Word forms

roger that

Etymology

Extension of roger for received in radio traffic (by 1950), the pronoun referring to the last information received; in use by 1969, popularised at first by radio transmissions from NASA's Apollo missions, later in military fiction.

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