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aye, aye, sir

aye, aye, sir is the alternative form of aye aye.

Meaning of aye aye

Interjection

  1. Response to ahoy if a commissioned officer is in the boat.
  2. I acknowledge and will comply.

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Phrase capitalized: aye, aye, Sir

aye, aye, Sir

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of aye aye, sir.
    • [A]dviſe the Europe Captain to ſtand to the weſtward again on the ebb tide, and keep firing guns and burning lights, and he would ſoon find them.—O, the devil; all wrong again!—This is done on purpoſe to keep out of the way of the Company’s ſhips, becauſe they get more money by carrying in the...1782 February 16, Joseph Price, A Letter to Sir Phil[ip] Jen[nings-]Clerke, Chairman of the Committee of the House of Commons, to Whom the Petition of Benjamin Lacam, Sole Proprietor of New Harbour...
    • "[…] We will take off without delay before the weather shows further signs of deterioration." / "Aye, aye, Sir. May I wish you the best of luck in your endeavours to locate and sink her?"1979, John Drew, “Weather Willie”, in War Time Romances of Sailors, Bognor Regis, West Sussex: New Horizon, →ISBN, page 203

Questions about aye, aye, sir

What is aye, aye, sir the alternative form of?
Aye, aye, sir is the alternative form of aye aye.
What part of speech is aye, aye, sir?
Aye, aye, sir is a phrase.

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