ten-four

Or 10-4

[ten-fawr, -fohr]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

interjection

Slang.

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First recorded in 1960–65; originally meaning “message received” in ten code ( def. )

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“Ten-four,” the dispatcher said, signing off.

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“Ten-four! We have bodies up here!” they announce.

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"Ten-four, everything's fine," an officer radios back.

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"Well, I suppose I must; log her ten-four."

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Ten-four meant ten and a half; for in those primitive days knots were divided into eight fathoms.

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