| Private reply |
New York Times |
07 Feb 2026 |
| Polite response to the boss, perhaps |
Universal |
27 Nov 2025 |
| Answer with a salute |
New York Times |
11 Sep 2025 |
| "I'm on it, boss!" |
USA Today |
20 Jul 2025 |
| "You got it, Sergeant!" |
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| "I'm on it, boss!" |
USA Today |
30 Jun 2025 |
| Underling's affirmative (2 wds.) |
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| Base response? |
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| Polite answer |
Thomas Joseph |
17 Mar 2025 |
| Private agreement? |
New York Times |
08 Mar 2025 |
| Agreeable thing to say? Emphatically! (3,3) |
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| Plebe's response |
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| Soldier's assent |
Newsday |
30 Dec 2024 |
| Military affirmative |
New York Times |
23 Dec 2024 |
| New cadet's response |
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| Polite assertion |
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| Soldier's reply, at times |
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| Soldier's assent |
Newsday |
30 Jun 2024 |
| Boot camp response |
Newsday |
27 Jun 2024 |
| Roger's cousin? |
New York Times |
20 Jun 2024 |
| Reply to a commanding officer, at times |
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| Corporal's affirmative (2 wds.) |
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| Soldier's affirmative |
Newsday |
13 Feb 2024 |
| Reply heard in war films |
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| Private assent |
LA Times Daily |
05 Nov 2023 |
| Formal agreement |
LA Times Daily |
15 Oct 2023 |
| 'You got it, boss!' |
USA Today |
10 Sep 2023 |
| Respectful assent |
Universal |
21 Aug 2023 |
| Private line? |
LA Times Daily |
01 Apr 2023 |
| Soldier's affirmative |
New York Times |
21 Mar 2023 |
| Private aye |
LA Times Daily |
26 Feb 2023 |
| Emphatic assent |
Newsday |
23 Feb 2023 |
| Boot camp reply |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Jun 2022 |
| Polite answer |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Mar 2022 |
| Service agreement |
Newsday |
21 Aug 2021 |
| Soldier's assent |
Newsday |
24 May 2021 |
| Private aye |
The Washington Post |
15 Jan 2021 |
| Private aye |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jan 2021 |
| Private agreement? |
The Washington Post |
29 Nov 2020 |
| Private agreement? |
LA Times Daily |
29 Nov 2020 |
| "Absolutely, sarge!" |
Premier Sunday |
01 Nov 2020 |
| Soldier's respectful reply |
Newsday |
25 Feb 2020 |
| Answer with a salute |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Nov 2019 |
| Polite assent |
New York Times |
10 Sep 2019 |
| Polite answer |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Sep 2019 |
| Black sheep's affirmative, in a nursery rhyme |
Universal |
15 Jul 2019 |
| Boot camp reply |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jun 2019 |
| Polite agreement |
Newsday |
14 Apr 2019 |
| 'You got it, boss man!' |
New York Times |
24 Feb 2019 |
| Polite assent |
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| "You got it, boss man!" |
|
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| Black sheep's affirmative, in a nursery rhyme |
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| Basic training affirmative |
USA Today |
17 Oct 2018 |
| Polite affirmation |
The Washington Post |
06 Jul 2018 |
| Polite affirmation |
LA Times Daily |
06 Jul 2018 |
| Service agreement |
Newsday |
07 Apr 2018 |
| Base reply? |
The Washington Post |
04 Mar 2018 |
| Base reply? |
LA Times Daily |
04 Mar 2018 |
| Boot camp affirmative |
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| Polite affirmation |
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| Basic training affirmative |
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| Sounds like something you'd say to teacher in response to a general question |
Irish Times Crosaire |
25 Nov 2017 |
| Compliant agreement |
Jonesin |
07 Nov 2017 |
| General reply? |
New York Times |
26 Apr 2017 |
| General reply? |
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| Affirmative to a commanding officer |
New York Times |
13 Dec 2016 |
| Private agreement? |
Wall Street Journal |
21 May 2016 |
| "Downton Abbey" assent |
LA Times Daily |
13 May 2016 |
| Army affirmative |
Newsday |
01 Mar 2016 |
| ''As you command'' |
Newsday |
21 Feb 2016 |
| Underling's assent |
The Washington Post |
24 Jan 2016 |
| Affirmative to a commanding officer |
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| "Downton Abbey" assent |
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| Answer with a salute |
New York Times |
15 Nov 2015 |
| Emphatic agreement |
Newsday |
02 Oct 2015 |
| Recruit's response |
Canadiana |
02 Mar 2015 |
| Emphatic agreement |
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| Polite affirmation |
|
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| Answer with a salute |
|
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| Army affirmative |
|
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| Private reply? |
|
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| Emphatic affirmative |
|
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| Private reply |
|
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| Private line |
|
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| Private reply |
|
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| Boot camp affirmative |
|
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| Cry during a drill |
|
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| Private aye |
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| Recruit's response |
|
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| Private aye? |
|
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| Private aye |
|
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| Polite assent |
|
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| Assent on a military base |
|
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| Military assent |
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| Private aye? |
|
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| Private acknowledgment? |
|
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| "Absolutely!" |
|
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| Boot camp reply |
|
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| Soldier's assent |
|
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| Boot camp affirmative |
|
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| Boot camp affirmative |
|
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| Drill bit? |
|
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| Private response? |
|
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| Reply to a higher-up |
|
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| Private reply? |
|
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| Army affirmative |
|
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| Boot-camp assent |
|
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| Polite affirmation |
|
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| Possible reply to a general question? |
|
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| Underling's acquiescence |
|
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| Grunt's agreement |
|
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| Grunt's agreement |
|
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| Military assent |
|
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| Polite assent |
|
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| Corporal's affirmative |
|
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| Private agreement? |
|
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| Response to an order |
|
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| Dutiful acquiescence |
|
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| Army affirmative |
|
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| Base approval |
|
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| Military assent |
|
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| Cadet's reply |
|
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| Military assent |
|
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| Soldier's assent |
|
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| Private aye? |
|
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| Emphatic affirmative |
|
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| Private line? |
|
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| Boot camp reply |
|
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| Response to one in command |
|
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| Army affirmative |
|
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| Soldier's assent |
|
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| Obedient affirmative |
|
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| Polite response |
|
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| Assent accompanying a salute |
|
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| Obedient affirmative |
|
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| Assent accompanying a salute |
|
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| Army assent |
|
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| Assent accompanying a salute |
|
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| Underling's reply |
|
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| Salute-accompanying reply |
|
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| Polite reply |
|
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| Reply to a drill sergeant, perhaps |
|
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| Polite reply |
|
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| Private line? |
|
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| Recruit's response |
|
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| Polite reply |
|
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| "___, that's my baby" |
|
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| Private response? |
|
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| Response to an order |
|
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| Military response |
|
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| Military response |
|
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| Respectful response |
|
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| Military response |
|
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| Respectful, affirmative response |
|
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| Private aye? |
|
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| Private response? |
|
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| Private's reply |
|
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| Private reply |
|
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| Private aye? |
|
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| Base words? |
|
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| General reply |
|
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| "You bet!" |
|
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| G.I.'s respectful assent |
|
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| " ___, That's My Baby," 1925 song |
|
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| Answer to a lieutenant |
|
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| Private's response to a sergeant |
|
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| Private's reply |
|
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| Response to an officer |
|
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| Polite reply |
|
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| Words of agreement |
|
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| Respectful reply |
|
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| "___, that's my baby!" |
|
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| "No question" |
|
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| Polite agreement. |
|
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| "I'm on it!" |
|
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| "___, that's my baby . . . " |
|
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| Proper reply before saluting. |
|
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| Answer to a military command. |
|
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| Words of assent. |
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| The Black Sheep's reply. |
|
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| Polite response. |
|
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| Phrase of agreement. |
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| Polite answer,. |
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