at-ten-shun

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Eye dialect spelling of attention.

Interjection

at-ten-shun

  1. (US, military) Used to bring a marching band or group of soldiers to attention.
    • 1906, Joseph Edgar Crowell, The Young Volunteer: The Everyday Experiences of a Soldier Boy in the Civil War‎:
      "At-ten-shun !" commanded he, with that peculiar inflexion only attainable after considerable service.
    • 2003, “Family Fare”, in The New York Times‎:
      At-ten-SHUN! ¶ The United States Marine Corps wants your children.
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