noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/sɑːd͡ʒ/
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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
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Meaning relationships
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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
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Alternative letter-case form of sarge, sergeant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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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
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Meaning relationships
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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.