Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sarge

/sɑɹd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: sarge
IPA: /sɑɹd͡ʒ/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clipping of sergeant.

Colloquial

noun

An instance of sarging.

verb

To go out and engage women in order to pick them up.

Intransitive verb

noun

Alternative letter-case form of sarge, sergeant.

Example Sentences

"I did not interpret this advice correctly at first and in the same sarge as the hand-slap Juggler observed that she was really into me and liking my game but a little annoyed that I kept encroaching on her by moving myself closer to her while keeping myself square."
"I thought it would be funny and depressing to join them on what they call the "Saturday Sarge." A sarge is when a group of morons roam around looking for girls to annoy. Sounds gr8 right?"
"Sure, the echoes of PUA raise concerns and I have no doubt Saturday Sarge has its fair share of men just wanting to pick up women for sex (Phil says in the four years he's sarged he's only slept with about 10 – the same amount another sarger says he's slept with in the last six months)."

Etymology

From sergeant, q.v. In reference to PUA slang, coined by American writer and television personality Ross Jeffries after the behavior of his cat Sarge.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɑɹd͡ʒ/
British English: /sɑːd͡ʒ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

sarges (plural) sarges (present, singular) sarging (participle, present) sarged (participle, past) sarged (past)

Derived Forms

sarger

Rhymes With

large charge discharge barge recharge enlarge surcharge marge supercharge lafarge mischarge reverse charge

Questions

How do you pronounce sarge?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɑɹd͡ʒ/.
What does sarge mean?: Clipping of sergeant.
Where does sarge come from?: From sergeant, q.v. In reference to PUA slang, coined by American writer and television personality Ross Jeffries after the behavior of his cat Sarge.

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