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roger

v.
C2 Proficiency US //ˈɹɑdʒɝ// UK //ɹˈɒdʒɐ// roger Archaic Dialect Slang Vulgar

v. to have sex with someone. This is a very old-fashioned British slang word that people today usually find rude or funny.

v. to engage in sexual intercourse with someone. Chiefly British in usage; carries a vulgar or highly informal register and is often perceived as dated or jocular.


SIMPLE

He joked about wanting to roger the character in the book.

CONTEXTUAL

The old comedy sketch relied on double meanings, using the name of the gardener to imply someone might roger the lady of the house.

Origin

From Old French Rogier, from the Frankish equivalent of Old English Hrōþgār (see Hroðgar), from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþigaizaz (“fame-spear”). Compare also Rutger.

Usage

The verb is transitive and requires a direct object.

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