Standard Lemma guide

sarge

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /sɑːd͡ʒ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /sɑɹd͡ʒ/
  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)dʒ
  • CMU ARPABET: S AA1 R JH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Clipping of sergeant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An instance of sarging.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: lifestyle, seduction-community, sexuality

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative letter-case form of sarge, sergeant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Topics: lifestyle, seduction-community, sexuality

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: serža — colloquial form of sergeant
  • Finnish: kessu — colloquial form of sergeant