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sir


aye aye, sir

An affirmation that a request or order has been understood and will be carried out directly. Originates from the Royal and U.S. Navy, where it is an official reply to a command issued by a superior officer. A: "Will you grab a drink for me when you're heading to the bar?" B: "Aye aye, sir!"See also: aye, sir

praise from Sir Hubert

The most prestigious compliment one can receive. Derived from a line in the 1797 Thomas Morton play A Cure for the Heartache. The CEO actually commended you for your work on the project? Wow, that's praise from Sir Hubert indeed!See also: praise, sir

sup with Sir Thomas Gresham

To go without food. Sir Thomas Gresham founded the Royal Exchange in London, which the poor often visited. A: "Why are you so hungry? Didn't you eat dinner?" B: "No, I got stuck in a meeting, so I supped with Sir Thomas Gresham."See also: sir, sup, Thomas

no sir

Absolutely not; no way. A: "I mean, would you betray your coworkers for a bit of extra money?" B: "No sir! I have principles." No sir, I will not be fooled again!See also: no, sir

something for the weekend

obsolete A euphemistic phrase once used to discreetly offer someone a condom. If you're satisfied with your haircut, how about something for the weekend?See also: something, weekend

three bags full, sir

Used to sarcastically characterize someone who obsequiously accepts any order or demand, no matter how unwise or unreasonable. It's never wise to surround yourself with subordinates whose only contribution to your ideas is "three bags full, sir." You need people who will challenge you to think or act in ways you hadn't considered.See also: bag, sir, three

yes sir

1. Literally, a respectful affirmation to a man. A: "Adams, report to your CO at 0800 hours." B: "Yes sir! A: "Will you have the report finished in time for my board meeting?" B: "Yes sir, I'm just finishing up the final points now."2. Used to emphasize what one just said, rather than being addressed to anyone in particular. Ouch, that is one nasty looking cut you've got there, yes sir! Yes sir, this new lawnmower will take care of that grass in half the time it used to take!See also: sir, yes

all Sir Garnet

Everything is good or in order. The phrase refers to Sir Garnet Wolseley, a renowned general in the British Army in the 19th century. Primarily heard in UK. Don't worry, it's all Sir Garnet in here.See also: all, sir

no sir

Also, no sirree. Certainly not. This emphatic denial is used without regard to the gender of the person addressed. For example, No sir, I'm not taking her up on that, or Live here? No sirree. [Mid-1800s] See also: no, sir

all Sir Garnet

highly satisfactory. informal, dated Sir Garnet Wolseley ( 1833–1913 ), leader of several successful military expeditions, was associated with major reforms in the army. He was the model for the ‘modern Major-General’ in Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance.See also: all, sir

something for the weekend

a condom or packet of condoms. informal The expression originated as a euphemism used by barbers when asking their customers if they wished to buy some condoms.See also: something, weekend

ˌno ˈsir!

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ˌno sirˈree!

(spoken, especially American English) certainly not: We will never allow that to happen! No sir!See also: no

ˌyes ˈsir!

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ˌyes sirˈree!

(spoken, especially American English) used to emphasize that something is true: That’s a fine car you have. Yes sirree!See also: yes

SIR


Sir

1. a title of honour placed before the name of a knight or baronet 2. Archaic a title placed before the name of a figure from ancient history

SIR

(language)An early system on the IBM 650.

[Listed in CACM 2(5):16, May 1959].

SIR

(standard)Serial Infrared. An infrared standard fromIrDA, part of IrDA Data. SIR supports asynchronouscommunications at 9600 bps - 115.2 Kbps, at a distance of upto 1 metre.

SIR

(Serial InfraRed) The physical protocol of the IrDA wireless transmission standard. See IrDA.
MedicalSeeSIRS

SIR


AcronymDefinition
SIR➣School of International Relations (Iran)
SIR➣Society of Interventional Radiology
SIR➣Staten Island Railway (NY, formerly SIRT, Staten Island Rapid Transit)
SIR➣Self-Insured Retention
SIR➣Summary Information Return
SIR➣Spaceborne Imaging Radar
SIR➣Social Information Retrieval (various organizations)
SIR➣Scholar in Residence
SIR➣Social Indicators Research (various organizations)
SIR➣Shooting Incident Reconstruction (forensics)
SIR➣Security Intelligence Report (Microsoft threat analysis)
SIR➣Safety Information Registration
SIR➣Serial Infra Red
SIR➣Standard Infra Red
SIR➣Secondary Image Registration
SIR➣Save Instruction Recognition
SIR➣Security Intelligence Report
SIR➣Standardized Incidence Ratio
SIR➣Serial Infrared
SIR➣Signal-to-Interference Ratio
SIR➣Short Interest Ratio (finance)
SIR➣Surface Insulation Resistance
SIR➣Shuttle Imaging Radar
SIR➣Savings-to-Investment Ratio
SIR➣Statistical Inventory Reconciliation
SIR➣Specific Information Requirement (US DoD)
SIR➣Statement of Intent to Register (College)
SIR➣Screening Information Request (US FAA; same as RFP)
SIR➣Supplemental Inflatable Restraint
SIR➣Silent Information Regulator
SIR➣Serious Incident Report
SIR➣Single Instance Repository
SIR➣Statutory Invention Registration
SIR➣Society of Insurance Research
SIR➣Singapore Infantry Regiment
SIR➣Seattle International Raceway
SIR➣Special Investment Region (Dholera, Gujarat, India)
SIR➣System Impedance Ratio (power systems)
SIR➣Susceptible-Infected-Removed
SIR➣Social Investigation Report (Juvenile Justice Act; India)
SIR➣Société Ivoirienne de Raffinage (Abidjan, Ivory Coast)
SIR➣Security Incident Report
SIR➣Southeastern Institute of Research (ad survey firm)
SIR➣Starting Independent Researcher (European Research Council grant)
SIR➣Standard Indonesian Rubber
SIR➣Specific Insulation Resistance (electrical engineering)
SIR➣Sons In Retirement (Northern California retired men's luncheon club)
SIR➣Scientific Information Retrieval
SIR➣Selected Ion Recording (mass spectrometry)
SIR➣Singapore Immigration and Registration
SIR➣Statistical Information Retrieval
SIR➣Safeguards Implementation Report
SIR➣Stepped Impedance Resonator
SIR➣Speech Intelligibility Rating
SIR➣Safety Investigation Report
SIR➣Sequential Importance Resampling
SIR➣Sigma Iota Rho (international studies honorary society)
SIR➣Single Interactive Repository (computing)
SIR➣System Investigation Request
SIR➣Session Initiation Request
SIR➣Sample Inspection Report (engineering prototype)
SIR➣Snow and Ice on Runway
SIR➣Selective Integrated Rail System (law enforcement product)
SIR➣Supervised Intensive Restitution (Alabama prison program)
SIR➣Sorry If Repost
SIR➣Simulated Intelligence Robotics
SIR➣System Integration Review
SIR➣Spatial Impulse Response
SIR➣System Incident Report
SIR➣Submarine Intermediate Reactor
SIR➣Service Information Request
SIR➣Switched Integrated Rectifier (three phase transformer-rectifier power supply)
SIR➣Simple Indexing and Retrieval
SIR➣Standard Information Retrieval unit
SIR➣Systems Integrated Research (UK educational software firm)
SIR➣Standard-Issue Information Retrieval Unit (Invader Zim)
SIR➣Smooth Interpersonal Relationship
SIR➣Supplier Information Request
SIR➣Source Initiated Reservation
SIR➣Society of Individual Rights (1960s San Francisco homophile group)
SIR➣Skill Independent Regional (Visas)
SIR➣Scheduled Inspection and Repair
SIR➣Site Inspection Request
SIR➣Service Implementation Repository
SIR➣Semiannual Inventory Report
SIR➣Software Incident Report
SIR➣Sooner International Raceway
SIR➣Smith Industrial Rubber
SIR➣Sensitive, Intermediate, Resistant
SIR➣Safety Interlock Relay
SIR➣Set Iron Rod
SIR➣Sveriges Inredningsarkitekters Riksförbund
SIR➣Society of Independent Representatives Inc
SIR➣Search, Inspection & Recovery
SIR➣Sequential Independent Reviews
SIR➣Stored Information Retriever
SIR➣Special Inspection Requirement
SIR➣Special Investigative Requirement
SIR➣Surveillance Information Retrieval (gaming)
SIR➣Supervisor Investigation Reports (insurance)
SIR➣Scramble Intercept Recovery

sir


  • noun

Words related to sir

noun term of address for a man

Related Words

  • adult male
  • man

noun a title used before the name of knight or baronet

Related Words

  • Britain
  • Great Britain
  • U.K.
  • UK
  • United Kingdom
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • male aristocrat
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