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hang a roger
DCHP-3 (Mar 2023)
Spelling variants:hang a Roger
The pair hang a roger/hang a larry are a newer Canadian development of the 2010s. Both forms have become enregistered as Canadian since.
expression — Informal
to turn right.
Type: 1. Origin — Hang a roger (from the older hang a right) and its counterpart hang a larry comprise a made-in-Canada solution for giving directions in an informal manner. Image 1 and the 2024 quotation illustrate the social encoding of the expression with the attribute Canada, while Image 2 points to an existing variation of this newer development. Chart 1 shows the prevalence of the term in Canada. The origins derive from rural Canadian slang.
See: hang a larry
Some Canadians use hang a randy instead of hang a roger (see Image 2).
Quotations
2009
You bet,
hang a left off 21 at the intersection on to 15,
cross the river,
at the top of the hill on the other side of the river theres a set of lights,
hang a roger and your headed west on 37.
2011
Which brings me to another suggestion for the new council. The Revelstoke Seniors Association has lobbied for a bus stop closer to their front door. Hang a Larry then a Roger instead of a Roger and a Larry. Put up a new bus stop post. Done. Makes sense.
Images
Image 1: Calgary resident advising American visitors to hang a roger to get to Lake Louise, 12 Nov. 2019.
Image 2: Winnipeg resident prefers hang a randy to hang a roger, 17 Mar. 2021.
