wilcoint.
/ˈwɪlkəʊ/, U.S. /ˈwɪlkoʊ/ Originally Military slang.
= ‘will comply’, used to express acceptance of instructions, esp. those received by radio or telephone. Cf. will do at will v.1 Phrases 10.
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [interjection]
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1946 F. Hamann Air Words 56 Willco, will comply; will do.
1948 A. M. Taylor Lang. World War II (ed. 2) 221 Wilco, radio term for ‘will comply’. Used throughout the services and also taken up by civilians.
1960 H. Waugh Road Block (1961) i. 12 ‘Roger, wilco, and out,’ the staticky voice sang.
1972 D. Hart-Davis Spider in Morning ii. 28 ‘If it happens again, hold your breath.’ ‘Wilco.’
1977 D. Beaty Excellency xvii. 190 ‘Please clear the runway quickly for the President's Starjet!’..‘Wilco,’ he said.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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