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What is Roger Wilco?I agreed with Peniston Booth, 'roger wilco' military use is wrong. It's a tautology i.e. uselessly repetitive. That's also true in any formal radio telephone procedure such as in police RT where they're not used together. In aviation use neither roger nor wilco are even used much as individual words. The full meaning of roger is 'Your last message is received and understood' and it's origin indeed as stated by schizzy is the original phonetic alphabet use of roger for the letter 'R' to 1951now romeo . The full meaning of 'wilco' is 'Your last message is received and understood AND wilL BE coMPLIED WITH'. Therefore wilco already includes roger. In a casual 'slang' conversation: Roger Wilco - videoRoger Wilco - what is it?Roger Wilco is a phrase related to radio signalling. It is a phrase heavily influenced by the movie industry and falls into the category of tautology & superfluous radio signals. Similar to Over and Out wherein you should not tell your signalman that it is their turn to talk and then hang up, Roger Wilco should never be used as to comply with a message you will first have to receive it. What does "Roger Wilco" mean?Space guy and janitor extraordinaire, main character of the Space Quest series by Sierra On-Line. When Roger Wilco isn't mopping floors, he is usually out about protecting the universe from super villain Vohaul, escaping the likes of Arnoid, rescuing the Two Guys from Andromeda and hanging out drinking Keronian Ale. |
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