sargen.
/sɑːdʒ/, U.S. /sɑrdʒ/ colloquial (originally U.S.). Frequently used as a form of address.
a. Military. = sergeant n. 8. Also in combinations.
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society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer by rank > [noun] > sergeant
sergeant1548
halberd1595
sarge1867
Sgt.1899
Sarn't1930
snake1945
1867 W. L. Goss Soldier's Story 98 You look hungry too, Sarg.
1867 W. L. Goss Soldier's Story 258 Sarge, the Colonel has got his mad up, and you'll be sent into the stockade.
1913 Sat. Evening Post 5 Feb. 6 ‘Sergeant Tanner?’ asked the bartender incredulously. ‘The sarge,’ replied Kennedy with some satisfaction.
1919 W. H. Downing Digger Dial. 43 Sarge (n.), sergeant.
1929 F. A. Pottle Stretchers (1930) 238 But sarge, I've been out since five without a bite.
1940 E. Partridge Slang lv. 191 The Regular Army's pre-1914 slang..consisted mainly of words from Hindustani and Arabic..and abbreviations (..sarge ‘sergeant’).
1958 M. K. Joseph I'll soldier no More ix. 166 Hey, sarge, there's another bugger out in the middle of the field.
1973 Jewish 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. 9.
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society > law > law enforcement > police force or the police > [noun] > policeman > policeman of specific rank
superintendent1789
police inspector1824
police sergeant1824
sergeant1839
inspector1840
station sergeant1846
detective-sergeant1850
detective-inspector1898
desk sergeant1908
sarge1926
skipper1929
supe1977
1926 Scribner's Mag. Aug. 193/2 ‘Quiet, serg.,’ volunteered the desk man. ‘Too quiet,’ corrected the sergeant.
1934 J. M. Cain Postman always rings Twice x. 115 Just a few minutes, sarge.
1938 G. Greene Brighton Rock iii. i. 106 ‘You aren't pulling my leg, are you?’ the sergeant said. ‘Not this time, sarge.’
1959 M. Gilbert Blood & Judgement i. 15 Garn, Sarge, this isn't Guy Fawkes, it's Father Christmas.
1977 ‘J. Bell’ Such Nice Client xi. 106 ‘I want you over here,’ said Sergeant Thomas... ‘Right, sarge,’ answered the constable.
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