Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Sergeant.
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- verb to
go out and engagewomen in order topick them up - noun colloquial
sergeant
Etymologies
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Examples
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"The sarge is a scrapper -- few like him in 'ours' when he turns himself loose," supplemented Slosson.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Sergeants or, Handling Their First Real Commands 1895
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Some of the pupils call her "sarge," and she preaches the need for self-respect and responsibility.
Taipei Times 2010
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“I tell you what sarge, I fancy driving down to that there big London and arresting those fraudsters in the House of Commons”
Police Investigate MP’s Expenses « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Unfortunately retired sarge, these are exactly the people upon whom the police lavish their resources.
Citizen Focus – meet the “customer”. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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When I got back to the station my old sarge took me up to the canteen got me a large coffee and we had a chat …
The Love Shack, Baby. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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The sarge played the Army's game, a sharp lifer in creased fatigues, with hooded eyes and a hatred of all things white.
Reynolds and Me Barry Basden 2012
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I love her. on December 2, 2009 at 10: 25 am alex sarge, thanks for that. you made the point i was going to make. ive known pcs suspended for just about anything, including an allegation of a public order incident (no arrest) whilst an officer was off duty!
The Stereotyped World of WIN. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Probationer: “Yes sarge, but Billy himself was seen running away at the time ..”
See No Evil…… (at least until the next financial year) « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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Man I hate running and what did I do to make sarge so mad?
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Black Cat’s Review Forum 2009
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Great bloke … once after parade, he nodded to the shift sarge (remember them?) ‘dismissed’ we all stood and made ready to move on …
Make the lie big, make it simple and keep saying it. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
Prolagus commented on the word sarge
(White collar boy, by Belle and Sebastian)
September 30, 2009