aye aye, sir

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic,nautical)Thecorrectandseamanlikereply,onboarda Royal Navy (or US Navy)ship, onreceiptof anorderfrom someone of senior rank or authority. It means "I understand the command and hasten to comply with the order."1913June–December,Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Wreck of the ‘Lady Alice’”, inThe Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.:A[lbert]L[evi]Burt Company,[…], published March 1915,→OCLC,page172:“I fear that there is something more serious than accident here, Mr. Brently,” said the captain. “I wish that you would make a personal and very careful examination of Mr. Caldwell’s effects, to ascertain if there is any clew to a motive either for suicide or murder—sift the thing to the bottom.” “Aye, aye, sir!” responded Mr. Brently, and left to commence his investigation.

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