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Roger that
Meaning
- A radio-speak affirmation meaning I understand or message received. It is a tactical way to confirm you are on the same page.
Brisk, official
Used in a sentence
- I will meet you at the gate at five. Roger that.
- Roger that, I am proceeding to the next checkpoint.
- The captain said to hold our positions and the pilot replied, roger that.
The backstory
The word Roger was used in the phonetic alphabet for the letter R, representing Received, in 1940s military communication. It eventually stuck as the go-to way to say okay over a radio.
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