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▪ I. sarge orig. U.S.|sɑːdʒ|
Also Sarg(e), serg.
Colloq. abbrev. of sergeant n. (Freq. used as a term of address.) a. Mil. = sergeant n. 9 a. Also Comb.
1867W. L. Goss Soldier's Story 98 You look hungry too, Sarg. Ibid. 258 Sarge, the Colonel has got his mad up, and you'll be sent into the stockade. 1913Sat. Even. Post 5 Feb. 6 ‘Sergeant Tanner?’ asked the bartender incredulously. ‘The sarge,’ replied Kennedy with some satisfaction. 1919W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 43 Sarge (n.), sergeant. 1929F. A. Pottle Stretchers (1930) 238 But sarge, I've been out since five without a bite. 1940Partridge S.P.E. Tract lv. 191 The Regular Army's pre-1914 slang..consisted mainly of words from Hindustani and Arabic..and abbreviations (..sarge ‘sergeant’). 1958M. K. Joseph I'll soldier no More ix. 166 Hey, sarge, there's another bugger out in the middle of the field. 1973Jewish Chron. 19 Jan. 14/2 We are never allowed to forget the grim and earnest purpose behind the farcical square-bashing and sarge-baiting.
b. = sergeant n. 10.
1926Scribner's Mag. Aug. 193/2 ‘Quiet, serg.,’ volunteered the desk man. ‘Too quiet,’ corrected the sergeant. 1934J. M. Cain Postman always rings Twice x. 115 Just a few minutes, sarge. 1938G. Greene Brighton Rock iii. i. 106 ‘You aren't pulling my leg, are you?’ the sergeant said. ‘Not this time, sarge.’ 1959M. Gilbert Blood & Judgement i. 15 Garn, Sarge, this isn't Guy Fawkes, it's Father Christmas. 1977‘J. Bell’ Such a Nice Client xi. 106 ‘I want you over here,’ said Sergeant Thomas... ‘Right, sarge,’ answered the constable.
▪ II. sarge
variant of cierge.
1544Aberdeen Reg. (1884) I. 206 Ane sarge of new walx. |