CB slang is the distinctive anti-language

Anti-language

An anti-language is the language of a social group which develops as a means of preventing people from outside the group understanding it. It may use the same vocabulary and grammar, but in an unorthodox fashion....

, argot

Argot

An Argot is a secret language used by various groups—including, but not limited to, thieves and other criminals—to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations. The term argot is also used to refer to the informal specialized vocabulary from a particular field of study, hobby, job,...

 or cant

Cant (language)

A Cant is the jargon or argot of a group, often implying its use to exclude or mislead people outside the group.-Derivation in Celtic linguistics:...

 which developed amongst users of citizens' band radio

Citizens' band radio

Citizens' Band radio is, in many countries, a system of short-distance radio communications between individuals on a selection of 40 channels within the 27-MHz band. Citizens' Band is distinct from the FRS, GMRS, MURS and amateur radio...

 (CB), especially truck driver

Truck driver

A truck driver , is a person who earns a living as the driver of a truck, usually a semi truck, box truck, or dump truck.Truck drivers provide an essential service to...

s in the USA during the 1970s and early-1980s.

CB and its distinctive language started in the USA but was then exported to other countries including Mexico, Germany and Canada. In the French-speaking

Francophone

The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....

 region of Canada, the cultural defensiveness associated with the French language generated conflict and adaptation of the new loan words.

Law enforcement officers and their equipment

"Advertising" : a police car with its lights on.
"Astronaut" : police plane or helicopter
"Bear

Bear

Bears are mammals of the family Ursidae. Bears are classified as caniforms, or doglike carnivorans, with the pinnipeds being their closest living relatives. Although there are only eight living species of bear, they are widespread, appearing in a wide variety of habitats throughout the Northern...

" : a police officer. The terms "Smokey" & "Bear" are both direct references to Smokey Bear

Smokey Bear

Smokey Bear is a mascot of the United States Forest Service created to educate the public about the dangers of forest fires. An advertising campaign featuring Smokey was created in 1944 with the slogan, "Smokey Says – Care Will Prevent 9 out of 10 Forest Fires". Smokey Bear's later slogan,...

, a character image commonly seen along U.S. highways, as part of warnings not to cause wildfire

Wildfire

A wildfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area. Other names such as brush fire, bushfire, forest fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, squirrel fire, vegetation fire, veldfire, and wilkjjofire may be used to describe the same...

s. He wears a campaign hat

Campaign hat

A campaign cover is a broad-brimmed felt or straw hat, with a high crown, pinched symmetrically at the four corners .It is associated with the New Zealand Army, the Royal Canadian...

 very similar to that included in many highway patrol uniforms in the U.S. It also refers to their attitude toward most truckers in general.
"Baby Bear / Cub" : a rookie (or at least a very young) officer.
"Bear Cave" / "Bear's Den" / "Bear's Lair" : a police station.
"Bear / Smokey in a plain brown wrapper" : a law officer in an unmarked police car. The term "plain white wrapper" is sometimes used, depending on the color of the vehicle.
"Bear In the Air" / "Fly in the sky" / "Spy in the sky" : a police aircraft. While state police often use fixed-wing airplanes to monitor highway traffic, "fly" refers specifically to a helicopter

Helicopter

A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...

.
"Bear In the Grass" / "Smokey in the bush" : a speed trap

Speed Trap

Speed Trap is a live jazz album by Peter King, recorded at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in September 1994, and released in 1996 under the Ronnie Scotts Jazz House label...

.
"Bear Taking Pictures" : police with radar.
"Bear With Ears" : a police officer listening to others on the CB
"Blue Bear" : a Michigan State Police Trooper
"Black and White" : Highway Patrol.
"Blue Light" / "Blue Light Special" : a law enforcement vehicle, especially with a stopped motorist.
"Boy Scouts" : State Police.
"Camera" : police radar unit.
"Care Bear" : Police car located within a construction zone.
"Catch Car" : police car past radar set-up.
"Checkpoint Charlie

Checkpoint Charlie

Checkpoint Charlie was the name given by the Western Allies to the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War....

" : Old CB slang for a police checkpoint placed to look for drunk drivers, etc. This looks like a roadblock

Roadblock

A roadblock is a temporary installation set up to control or block traffic along a road. The reasons for one could be:*Roadworks*Temporary road closure during special events*Police chase*Robbery*Sobriety checkpoint...

.
"City Kitty" / "City Bear" : Refers to local law enforcement monitoring a particular stretch of interstate which runs through their jurisdiction.
"Cocaine Cowboy" : Drug Enforcement Police, usually used when a car is pulled over and being searched.
"Cop Shop" : Police station
"County Mountie" : a Sheriff's

Sheriff

A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....

 deputy car.
"Cub Scouts" : Sheriffs' Deputies.
"Diesel Cop" / "Diesel Bear" / "D.O.T. Bear" / "The Man" : State department of transportation

Department of Transportation

The Department of Transportation is the most common name for a government agency in North America devoted to transportation. The largest is the United States Department of Transportation, which oversees interstate travel. All U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and many local agencies also have...

 personnel, usually enforcing weight limits and safety rules (brake

Brake

A brake is a mechanical device which inhibits motion. Its opposite component is a clutch. The rest of this article is dedicated to various types of vehicular brakes....

s & tire

Tire

A tire or tyre is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance by providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock while keeping the wheel in close contact with the ground...

s).
"Disco Lights" : the flashing emergency lights of a law enforcement vehicle.
"Evel Knievel

Evel Knievel

Evel Knievel , born Robert Craig Knievel, was an American daredevil and entertainer. In his career he attempted over 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps between 1965 and 1980, and in 1974, a failed jump across Snake River Canyon in the Skycycle X-2, a steam-powered rocket...

" : cop on a motorcycle.
"Dudley Do Right" : a trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol

Missouri State Highway Patrol

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is the highway patrol agency for Missouri and has jurisdiction anywhere within the state.State laws pertaining to the Highway Patrol including its creation, powers, structure, mission and duties are specified in...

.
"Feed The Bear" : pay a traffic fine.
"Full-Grown" / "Full Grown Bear" : a state policeman/trooper.
"Got Bit By A Bear" : Received A Ticket.
"John Law" : police officer, especially a city cop or a local sheriff's deputy.
"Gum ball machine" / "bubble gum machine" : refers to a popular style of rotating mirror light used by many state police and some other law enforcement agencies at the time, however the term can refer to any law enforcement vehicle. It looked somewhat like the round style of 'penny' gumball machine

Gumball machine

A gumball machine is a toy or commercial device, a type of bulk vending machine, which dispenses gumballs, usually for a small fee.Originally one penny, the standard cost of one gumball in the United States is now one quarter.-History:...

s. It was basically a clear cylinder, like an upside down jar, with lights and a spinning mirror system inside. It was usually mounted on the center of the roof.
"Leo" : short for Law Enforcement Officer
"Little Bears" : a police officer belonging to a city or township police department
"Local Yokel" / "City Kitty" / "Town Clown" : a law officer with a city or township police force, seldom encountered on interstate highways.
"Mama Bear" / "Honey bear" : a female law enforcement officer.
"Miss Piggy

Miss Piggy

Miss Piggy is a Muppet character who was primarily played by Frank Oz on The Muppet Show. In 2001, Eric Jacobson began performing the role, although Oz did not officially retire until 2002....

" : a pejorative term for a female law enforcement officer.
"PP Guy" (or girl) : a police officer with the Ontario Provincial Police

Ontario Provincial Police

The Ontario Provincial Police is the Provincial Police service for the province of Ontario, Canada.-Overview:The OPP is the the largest deployed police force in Ontario, and the second largest in Canada. The service is responsible for providing policing services throughout the province in areas...

.
"Papa Bear" : A police supervisor.
"Paper Hanger" : police giving speeding ticket.
"Picture-taker" / "Smokey taking pictures" / "Smokey bear is taking a picture" / "Kojak

Kojak

Kojak is an American television series starring Telly Savalas as the title character, bald New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. It aired from October 24, 1973, to March 18, 1978, on CBS. It took the time slot of the popular Cannon series, which was moved one hour earlier...

 with a Kodak" / "Hemorrhoid

Hemorrhoid

Hemorrhoids or haemorrhoids , are vascular structures in the anal canal which help with stool control. They become pathological or piles when swollen or inflamed. In their physiological state they act as a cushion composed of arterio-venous channels and connective tissue that aid the passage of...

 with a Polaroid

Polaroid Corporation

Polaroid Corporation is an American-based international consumer electronics and eyewear company, originally founded in 1937 by Edwin H. Land. It is most famous for its instant film cameras, which reached the market in 1948, and continued to be the company's flagship product line until the February...

" : a law officer monitoring traffic with a radar gun

Radar gun

A radar speed gun is a small doppler radar unit used to measure the speed of moving objects, including vehicles, pitched baseballs, runners and other moving objects. Radar speed guns may be hand-held, vehicle-mounted or static...

. Today, this can also refer to an automated speed camera.
"Polar Bear" : an all-white highway patrol car
"Plain Brown / White Wrapper" : Unmarked police car (Often referred to by the car's actual color)
"Protecting and serving" / "With a customer" : Officer with a car pulled over
"Radio Car" / "Super Trooper" - Either a marked or unmarked state trooper vehicle sporting additional antenna on the trunk or sides of the vehicle.
"Red Wheel"- police patrol car with single rotating red roof light, such as those used by the Michigan State Police

Michigan State Police

The Michigan State Police is the state police agency for the state of Michigan. The MSP is a full service law enforcement agency with its sworn members having full police powers statewide....

.
"Safe Driving Award" : Traffic Ticket While Being Pulled Over by Police or the DOT.
"Sex Lights" : Got pulled over.
"Sky Bear" / "Spy in the sky" / "Eye in the sky : police helicopter.
"Smokey" : a law officer, particularly one from a state police

State police

State police are a type of sub-national territorial police force, particularly in Australia and the United States. Some other countries have analogous police forces, such as the provincial police in some Canadian provinces, while in other places, the same responsibilities are held by national...

 or highway Patrol

Highway patrol

A highway patrol is either a police unit created primarily for the purpose of overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on roads and highways, or a detail within an existing local or regional police agency that is primarily concerned with such duties.Duties of highway patrols or traffic...

 force. A "smokey report" is what CB users say when they have information on a law officer, such as location or current activities.
"Smokey on Four Legs" : Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...

.
"Snake In the Grass" : police car radar usually hidden amongst tall cat tails.
"Sunoco Special" : New York State Police

New York State Police

The New York State Police is the state police force of over 4,600 sworn Troopers for the state of New York. It was established on April 11, 1917 by the New York Legislature, in response to the 1913 murder of a construction foreman named Sam Howell in Westchester County, which at that time did not...

 patrol car
"Super Trucker" : Truck Driver Ignoring The Speed Limit / Traffic Laws.
"Tijuana Taxi" : A marked police car.

Australia

"Camera Car" : Highway Patrol Police Car in reference to the onboard video camera set up
"Candy Car" : Highway Patrol Police Car usually with high-visibility Police decals
"Disco Tin" : Police Car usually with high-visibility Police decals
"Disco Whistle" : Police Car siren
"Dog Box" : General Duties caged truck/paddy wagon
"Double Bubble" : marked Highway Patrol Police Car. Strobe bars are now used on highway patrol vehicles in all states and territories in Australia, but some regional/country police divisions still use twin blue rotating lights positioned directly above front seat positions, hence the CB slang "Double Bubble".
"Flash for Cash" : Speed Camera
"Hairdryer" : Stationary Highway Patrol LIDAR/Radar set up
"Meat wagon" : Ambulance

Trucks and other non-police vehicles

"Aircraft Carrier

Aircraft carrier

An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power worldwide without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations...

" : Truck carrying a disassembled aircraft, helicopter or a small plane.
"Anchor Clanker" : Boat trailer.
"Anteater" : a Kenworth

Kenworth

Kenworth is an American manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty Class 8 trucks based in Kirkland, Washington, United States, a suburb of Seattle. It is a subsidiary of PACCAR, and is also a former manufacturer of transit buses and school buses.-History:...

 T600/T660 tractor, because of the long sloping tilt up hood.
"Baboon Butt" : a Kenworth

Kenworth

Kenworth is an American manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty Class 8 trucks based in Kirkland, Washington, United States, a suburb of Seattle. It is a subsidiary of PACCAR, and is also a former manufacturer of transit buses and school buses.-History:...

 T2000 tractor, because of the grille styling.
"Band-aid Buggy" / "Body Box" / "Blood Box" / "Bone Box" / "Meat Wagon" : Ambulance

Ambulance

An ambulance is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient...

.
"Bean" : a Ford Pinto

Ford Pinto

The Ford Pinto is a subcompact car produced by the Ford Motor Company for the model years 1971–1980. The car's name derives from the Pinto horse. Initially offered as a two-door sedan, Ford offered "Runabout" hatchback and wagon models the following year, competing in the U.S. market with the AMC...

"Big Orange" : Schneider truck.
"Big R" : Roadway Express truck.
"Blinkin Winkin" : School bus.
"Blue Bird" : a Marten Transport truck
"Bob-tail" : a semi-tractor operating without a trailer.
"Bulldog

Bulldog

Bulldog is the name for a breed of dog commonly referred to as the English Bulldog. Other Bulldog breeds include the American Bulldog, Olde English Bulldogge and the French Bulldog. The Bulldog is a muscular heavy dog with a wrinkled face and a distinctive pushed-in nose...

" : a Mack

Mack Trucks

Mack Trucks is an American truck-manufacturing company and a former manufacturer of buses and trolley buses. A wholly owned subsidiary of Renault Véhicules Industriels since 1990, Mack Trucks is currently a subsidiary of AB Volvo. The company's headquarters are located in Greensboro, North Carolina...

 Tractor, noted for the bulldog hood ornament.
"Bullfrog

Bullfrog

The American bullfrog , often simply known as the bullfrog in Canada and the United States, is an aquatic frog, a member of the family Ranidae, or “true frogs”, native to much of North America. This is a frog of larger, permanent water bodies, swamps, ponds, and lakes, where it is usually found...

" : An ABF truck
"Bull Rack"/"Cattle Wagon" : Livestock truck.
"Buster Brown

Buster Brown

Buster Brown was a comic strip character created in 1902 by Richard Felton Outcault who was known for his association with the Brown Shoe Company. This mischievous young boy was loosely based on a boy near Outcault's home in Flushing, New York...

" : a United Parcel Service

United Parcel Service

United Parcel Service, Inc. , typically referred to by the acronym UPS, is a package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the...

 truck.
"Buzzard Truck" : a Stevens Transport truck, because the birds on the truck all face the same direction as if flying in a circle.
"Cab-over" : term for tractors designed with the cab directly over the engine
"Camper" : a RV, such as a Motorhome

Motorhome

A motorhome is a type of self-propelled recreational vehicle or RV which offers living accommodation combined with a vehicle engine. The term motorhome is most commonly used in the UK, US, and Canada.-Features:...

. AKA a "Portable House"
"Cheap Hardly Effective Virtually Runs On Luck Every Time" : Backronym

Backronym

A backronym or bacronym is a phrase constructed purposely, such that an acronym can be formed to a specific desired word. Backronyms may be invented with serious or humorous intent, or may be a type of false or folk etymology....

 for a Chevrolet

Chevrolet

Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...

 Vehicle.
"Cheese Wagon" : A school bus. See also "Swiss Cheese Wagon", "Half Cheese", "Little Cheese".
"Chicken Choker" : Poultry truck.
"Church on Wheels" : a bus belonging to a church
"Circus Wagon" : Monfort truck.
"Covered Wagon" : a trailer that resembles a Covered Wagon of the old west, normally used for carrying steel rolls.
"Convict Wagon" : Prison Transport used by the Department Of Corrections, terminology is named for the caged wagons used to haul convicts to prison and/or to executions in the US in the 19th century. Usually it is a large bus that is the size of a standard city bus, painted white, has the D.O.C. markings on it, state or Federal markings on it as well.
"Cornbinder"/"Barnyard Buick" : a Navistar International

Navistar International

Navistar International Corporation is a United States-based holding company that owns the manufacturer of International brand commercial trucks, MaxxForce brand diesel engines, IC Bus school and commercial buses, Workhorse brand chassis for motor homes and step vans, and is a private label...

 truck (formerly International Harvester

International Harvester

International Harvester Company was a United States agricultural machinery, construction equipment, vehicle, commercial truck, and household and commercial products manufacturer. In 1902, J.P...

).
"Corn Flaker" : (CFI) Consolidated Freight Lines truck.
"Cornfield Cadillac" : a John Deere

John Deere

John Deere was an American blacksmith and manufacturer who founded Deere & Company, one of the largest and leading agricultural and construction equipment manufacturers in the world...

 tractor.
"Cowboy Cadillac" : Coupé utility

Coupé utility

The coupé utility automobile body style, also known colloquially as the ute in Australia and New Zealand, combines a two-door "coupé" cabin with an integral cargo bed behind the cabin—using a light-duty passenger vehicle-derived platform....

 vehicle.
"Draggin Wagon" : Wrecker.
"Detroit Vibrator" : a Chevrolet truck
"Eighteen-wheeler" : a Tractor

Tractor unit

A tractor unit, prime mover , road tractor, or traction unit is a heavy-duty commercial vehicle within the large goods vehicle category, usually with a large displacement diesel engine, and several axles. The tractor unit serves as a method of moving trailers...

/Semi-trailer

Semi-trailer

A semi-trailer is a trailer without a front axle. A large proportion of its weight is supported by a road tractor, a detachable front axle assembly known as a dolly, or the tail of another trailer...

 or transport truck with trailer

Semi-trailer truck

A semi-trailer truck, also known as a semi, tractor-trailer, or articulated truck or articulated lorry, is an articulated vehicle consisting of a towing engine , and a semi-trailer A semi-trailer truck, also known as a semi, tractor-trailer, or (in the United Kingdom and Ireland) articulated truck...

"Firechicken" : Pontiac Firebird

Pontiac Firebird

The Pontiac Firebird was built by the Pontiac division of General Motors between 1967 and 2002. The Firebird was introduced the same year as the automaker's platform-sharing model, the Chevrolet Camaro...

"Fixed Overhauled Reconditioned Dodge","Fixed Or Repaired Daily", "Found On Roadside Dead" : Ford cars and trucks (making the acronym spell F.O.R.D.)
"Flag Waver Taxi" : Highway construction truck.
"Flat rack" : flatbed trailer
"Four-wheeler" : While this is commonly used to refer to a four-wheel-drive vehicle (such as a jeep

Jeep

Jeep is an automobile marque of Chrysler . The first Willys Jeeps were produced in 1941 with the first civilian models in 1945, making it the oldest off-road vehicle and sport utility vehicle brand. It inspired a number of other light utility vehicles, such as the Land Rover which is the second...

 or pickup

Pickup truck

A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area .-Definition:...

), among truck drivers it refers to any vehicle with only 2 axles, as distinguished from an "eighteen-wheeler" (a semi truck).
"Freightshaker" : another term for a Freightliner Trucks

Freightliner Trucks

Freightliner Trucks is an American manufacturer of heavy duty trucks, chassis and semi-trailer trucks in the United States. The company was founded as Freightliner Inc in 1942 and is now a division of Daimler Trucks North America, a subsidiary of the German Daimler AG...

 tractor
"Half Cheese" : A short school bus
"Jimmy" : a GMC tractor
"K-Whopper" / "Kitty-Whopper" / "K-Wobbler" / "KW" : a Kenworth

Kenworth

Kenworth is an American manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty Class 8 trucks based in Kirkland, Washington, United States, a suburb of Seattle. It is a subsidiary of PACCAR, and is also a former manufacturer of transit buses and school buses.-History:...

 Tractor
"Kiddy Car" : Refers to a school bus. Some bus drivers have a CB and will say " Kiddy Car stopping ahead"
"Little Cheese" : A small school bus, usually built on a 1-ton van chassis (aka cutaway).
"Military Carrier"/ "Soldier Man" /"GI-Joe" : Truck carrying Hummers, soldiers, even Tank

Tank

A tank is a tracked, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility, tactical offensive, and defensive capabilities...

s, other military equipment.
"Oldsmoslider" : Oldsmobile car or station wagon
"Portable Parking Lot" : A large car hauler (18 wheeler).
"Pay Wagon"/"Piggy Bank" : an armored car

Armored car (valuables)

A common meaning of armored car is as an armored van or truck, used in transporting valuables, such as large quantities of money . The armored car is a multifunctional vehicle designed to protect and ensure the well being of the transported individuals and/or contents...

, usually full of money as it goes from place to place, then to a bank.
"Pete" / "Petercar" / "Poor Boy" : a Peterbilt

Peterbilt

Peterbilt Motors Company is an American manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty Class 5 through Class 8 trucks headquartered in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1939 Peterbilt operates manufacturing facilities in Denton, Texas , and Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec...

 Tractor
"Poncho" : Pontiac

Pontiac

Pontiac was an automobile brand that was established in 1926 as a companion make for General Motors' Oakland. Quickly overtaking its parent in popularity, it supplanted the Oakland brand entirely by 1933 and, for most of its life, became a companion make for Chevrolet. Pontiac was sold in the...

 automobile
"Pie Truck"/"Pollock Express" : (PIE) Pacific Intermountain Express truck.
"Pittsburgh Garbage Truck" : a PGT truck.
"Pony Express" : Mail hauler.
"Portable Barn Yard" : Cattle truck.
"Portable Parking Lot" / "Mobile Parking Lot" : a car hauler
"Pregnant Rollerskate" : a Volkswagen Beetle

Volkswagen Beetle

The Volkswagen Type 1, widely known as the Volkswagen Beetle or Volkswagen Bug, is an economy car produced by the German auto maker Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003...

.
"Pumpkin

Pumpkin

A pumpkin is a gourd-like squash of the genus Cucurbita and the family Cucurbitaceae . It commonly refers to cultivars of any one of the species Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita mixta, Cucurbita maxima, and Cucurbita moschata, and is native to North America...

" : a Schneider National, Inc.  truck.
"Reefer" : a refrigerated trailer, used for transporting foodstuffs and other perishable cargo.
"Rifle Barrel" : a bulk liquid trailer round in shape
"Roach Coach" : Lunch wagon
"Rollerskate" : Family Car/Truck/SUV
"Rolling refinery"/"Portable Gas Station" : a tank truck

Tank truck

A tank truck or road tanker is a motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads. The largest such vehicles are similar to railroad tank cars which are also designed to carry liquefied loads...

 carrying fuel.
"Sail Boat" : Viking Freight
"Salt Shaker" : a snowplow

Snowplow

A snowplow is a device intended for mounting on a vehicle, used for removing snow and ice from outdoor surfaces, typically those serving transportation purposes...

"ShakeyLiner" / "Freightshaker" : a Freightliner Trucks

Freightliner Trucks

Freightliner Trucks is an American manufacturer of heavy duty trucks, chassis and semi-trailer trucks in the United States. The company was founded as Freightliner Inc in 1942 and is now a division of Daimler Trucks North America, a subsidiary of the German Daimler AG...

 tractor.
"Signal 7" : Refers to a dead carcass.
"Shanty Shaker" : Mobile home hauler.
"Skateboard" : a flatbed truck or trailer.
"Skillet Face" : a cab over engine truck.
"Sow Belly" : a milk truck
"Suicide Jockey" : a truck carrying explosives.
"Super Chickens" : Yellow Freight System

YRC Worldwide

YRC Worldwide Inc. is the holding company for a portfolio of brands including YRC, YRC Reimer, New Penn, USF Holland and USF Reddaway. YRC Worldwide has a comprehensive network in North America with local, regional, national and international capabilities...

 trucks.
"Swiss Cheese Wagon" : A school activity bus. So called because they are usually painted white.
"T2 Me Too" : A Peterbilt

Peterbilt

Peterbilt Motors Company is an American manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty Class 5 through Class 8 trucks headquartered in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1939 Peterbilt operates manufacturing facilities in Denton, Texas , and Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec...

 387 tractor. Noted for its near clonelike resemblance to the Kenworth

Kenworth

Kenworth is an American manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty Class 8 trucks based in Kirkland, Washington, United States, a suburb of Seattle. It is a subsidiary of PACCAR, and is also a former manufacturer of transit buses and school buses.-History:...

 T-2000
"Thermos

Thermos

Thermos may refer to:* A vacuum flask generically known as a "thermos"* a brand of domestic vacuum flask made by Thermos L.L.C.* Thermos , an ancient Greek city, the capital city of the Aetolian League...

 Bottle" : Driver pulling a chemical trailer
"Thirteen letter shit spreader" : An International.
"Thunderchicken" : Ford Thunderbird

Ford Thunderbird

The Thunderbird , is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States over eleven model generations from 1955 through 2005...

"Toy Box" : Toyota vehicle.
"Trash Can" : Transcontinental truck.
"United Package Smashers" / "United Pot Smokers" : United Parcel Service

United Parcel Service

United Parcel Service, Inc. , typically referred to by the acronym UPS, is a package delivery company. Headquartered in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States, UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 220 countries and territories around the...

 truck
"Weiner Wagon" : a Werner Transport

Werner Enterprises

Werner Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1956 by Clarence L. Werner. It is a transportation and logistics company, headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It ships to the USA, Canada, Mexico, Asia, Europe and South America. Werner has regional offices throughout North America, in China...

 tractor
"Wiggle Wagon" / "Widowmaker" / "Set of Joints" : A semi truck pulling two or more trailers in tandem.
"Yard Goat" / "Yard Mule" : Short truck used for pulling semi-trailers in shipping yards

Destinations

"Art Bell

Art Bell

Arthur W. "Art" Bell, III is an American broadcaster and author, known primarily as one of the founders and the original host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM. He also created and formerly hosted its companion show, Dreamland...

 Town" : Pahrump, Nevada

Pahrump, Nevada

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 24,631 people, 10,153 households, and 7,127 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 82.7 people per square mile . There were 11,651 housing units at an average density of 39.1 per square mile...

, Art Bell's hometown
"Assville" : Referring to the city of Asheville NC
"Armpit" : New Jersey

New Jersey

New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

"Badger Bound" : Wisconsin bound
"Barf City" : Providence, Rhode Island

Providence, Rhode Island

Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...

"Bean Town" : Boston, Massachusetts
"Beertown" : Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, the 28th most populous city in the United States and 39th most populous region in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan. According to 2010 census data, the...

"Big A" : Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

 or Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo, Texas

Amarillo is the 14th-largest city, by population, in the state of Texas, the largest in the Texas Panhandle, and the seat of Potter County. A portion of the city extends into Randall County. The population was 190,695 at the 2010 census...

"Big Apple" : New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

"Big Arch" : St. Louis, Missouri (After the Gateway Arch

Gateway Arch

The Gateway Arch, or Gateway to the West, is an arch that is the centerpiece of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, Missouri. It was built as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States...

)
"Biggest Little" : Reno, Nevada

Reno, Nevada

Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...

 (After its nickname "Biggest Little City in the World")
"The Big Easy" : New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...

"Bikini State" : Florida
"Bluegrass City" : Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...

 and surrounding area
"The Bluff" : Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Poplar Bluff, Missouri

Poplar Bluff is a city in Butler County located in Southeast Missouri in the United States. It is the county seat of Butler County and is known as "The Gateway to the Ozarks" among other names. As of the 2000 U.S...

"Bubble City" : Champaign, IL
"Buick town" : Flint, Michigan

Flint, Michigan

Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...

"Bullshit City" : Washington DC
"Camel City" : Winston-Salem, NC (the home of Reynolds Tobacco)
"Capital City" : Carson City, Nevada

Carson City, Nevada

The Consolidated Municipality of Carson City is the capital of the state of Nevada. The words Consolidated Municipality refer to a series of changes in 1969 which abolished Ormsby County and merged all the settlements contained within its borders into Carson City. Since that time Carson City has...

"Charlie Town " : Charleston,SC
"Chi Town" : Chicago, Illinois
"Chocolate Town" : Hershey, Pennsylvania

Hershey, Pennsylvania

Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hershey has no legal status as an incorporated municipality...

"Choo Choo Town" : Chattanooga, Tennessee (After the song "Chattanooga Choo-Choo").
"Cigar City" : Tampa, FL
"Cow Town" : Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...

, Columbus, Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...

 and Calgary, Alberta
"Coon Town" : Albany, Georgia

Albany, Georgia

Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the...

 or the rural south Georgia

Georgia (U.S. state)

Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

 and rural south Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

 area.
"Crashville" : Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...

"The Dime" : Interstate Highway 10

Interstate 10

Interstate 10 is the fourth-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, after I-90, I-80, and I-40. It is the southernmost east–west, coast-to-coast Interstate Highway, although I-4 and I-8 are further south. It stretches from the Pacific Ocean at State Route 1 in Santa Monica,...

"Derby City" : Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...

, home of the Kentucky Derby.
"Music Town" : Nashville
"Dirty Side" : New York and New Jersey.
"Disney Town" : Anaheim, California

Anaheim, California

Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...

 and the surrounding areas (After the Disneyland Resort

Disneyland Resort

The Disneyland Resort is a recreational resort in Anaheim, California. The resort is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks and Resorts division and is home to two theme parks, three hotels and a shopping, dining, and entertainment area known as Downtown Disney.The area now...

)
"Double A" : Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...

"Double Deuce" : U.S. Route 22

U.S. Route 22

U.S. Route 22 is a west–east route and is one of the original United States highways of 1926, running from Cincinnati, Ohio, at US 27, US 42, US 127, and US 52 to Newark, New Jersey, at U.S. Route 1/9 near the Newark Liberty International Airport.US 22 also carries the names of the William...

"Esky" : Escanaba, Michigan

Escanaba, Michigan

Escanaba is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, located in the banana belt on the state's Upper Peninsula. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 13,140, making it the third-largest city in the Upper Peninsula after Marquette and Sault Ste. Marie...

"The Flag" : Flagstaff, Arizona
"Garbage State" : New Jersey
"Gay Bay" : San Francisco Bay area
"Ghost Town" : Casper, Wyoming (After the cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost

Casper the Friendly Ghost

Casper the Friendly Ghost is the protagonist of the Famous Studios theatrical animated cartoon series of the same name. As his name indicates, he is a ghost, but is quite personable...

)
"Glass City" : Toledo, Ohio
"Guitar Town" : Nashville
"G'ville" : Gardnerville, Nevada

Gardnerville, Nevada

Gardnerville is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Nevada, United States, adjacent to the county seat of Minden. The population was 3,357 at the 2000 census....

"Happy Rock" : Gladstone, Michigan

Gladstone, Michigan

Gladstone is a city in Delta County in the U.S. state of Michigan. First settled in 1877, Gladstone's original name was Saunders Point. The population was 5,032 at the 2000 census....

"Hog Town" : Toronto, Ontario
"Hooker City" : Fresno, California
"Hot Lanta" : Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

"Indy 5, Indy 500" : Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

"J-Ville" : Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...

"Little Cuba" : Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida

Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...

"Mad-Rock" : Madison, WI, Rockford, IL Metro areas including Janesville, WI and Beloit, WI. This area is shared by I-90/I-39
"The Majic City" : Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama

Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...

"Mass-a-Two-Shit

Shit

Shit is usually considered vulgar and profane in Modern English. As a noun it refers to fecal matter and as a verb it means to defecate or defecate in; in the plural it means diarrhea...

s" : Massachusetts

Massachusetts

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

"Mickey Mouse Towns" : location of the Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...

 theme parks
"Mistake On The Lake" : Chicago, Illinois—also Cleveland, Ohio
"Monkey Town" : Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...

"Motor City" : Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...

"Mountain Folk" : The mountains of rural Western North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

 to the Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

 State Line
"Music Town" : Nashville
"New Jersey Termite" : New Jersey Turnpike

New Jersey Turnpike

The New Jersey Turnpike is a toll road in New Jersey, maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. According to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, the Turnpike is the nation's sixth-busiest toll road and is among one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United...

"Okie City" : Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...

 where I-40, I-35 and I-44 all cross paths
"Packertown" : Green Bay, Wisconsin

Green Bay, Wisconsin

Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...

, home of the Green Bay Packers football team.
"Philly" : Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...

"Queen City" : Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati, Ohio

Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...

 also Buffalo, New York

Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...

 or Springfield, Missouri

Springfield, Missouri

Springfield is the third largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and the county seat of Greene County. According to the 2010 census data, the population was 159,498, an increase of 5.2% since the 2000 census. The Springfield Metropolitan Area, population 436,712, includes the counties of...

"Queer Town" : Provincetown, MA or the San Francisco area
"Salty" : Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...

"Scale City"; : Toledo, Ohio

Toledo, Ohio

Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...

"Sewer City" : Sioux City, Iowa, so nicknamed because I-29 ran near infamous Sioux City Stockyards
"Shakeytown" : Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

, so nicknamed because of the earthquakes that occur there
"Shy Town" : Chicago, Illinois
"Steel City" : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...

"Sticker Patch" : Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...

"Sin City" : Las Vegas, Nevada (Also called "Dice City", "Gambling Town", "Lost Wages")
"T-Town" : Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and 46th-largest city in the United States. With a population of 391,906 as of the 2010 census, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area, a region with 937,478 residents in the MSA and 988,454 in the CSA. Tulsa's...

"The Swamp" : Montréal, Québec
"The Peg" : Winnipeg, Manitoba
"Titletown" : Green Bay, Wisconsin

Green Bay, Wisconsin

Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...

"Tonto" : Toronto, Ontario
"UFO Central" : Area 51

Area 51

Area 51 is a military base, and a remote detachment of Edwards Air Force Base. It is located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States, 83 miles north-northwest of downtown Las Vegas. Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large military airfield...

, other areas known for UFO activity. (Truckers call the area near Rachel, Nevada

Rachel, Nevada

Rachel is an unincorporated portion of Lincoln County, Nevada. As the closest habitation to the Nellis Air Force Range and Area 51, Rachel enjoys a modest celebrity, particularly among aviation enthusiasts and UFO hunters....

 this, other areas known for UFO activity, such as Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...

)

Other popular terms

"A&A" : (-politely- Aggravating Agitator) : This term refers to a CB user whose main purpose in life is to stir trouble and cause problems, usually under the influence of alcohol, and/or drugs.
"Affirmative" : yes.
"Alice in Wonderland" : Someone who is lost or seeking directions
"Anchored Modulator" : Base Station
"Anklebiters" : children.
"Back Door" : The area behind a vehicle or the last vehicle in a line. To say "I got your back door" means that someone is watching another's back. "Knocking at your back door" means approaching from behind.
"Bear Bait" : An erratic or speeding driver.
"Bear Bite" : A speeding ticket.
"Bear with a Customer" : a patrol officer who has pulled someone over
"Big Road" : interstate highway, as opposed to smaller highways and city streets.
"Binders" : air brakes
"Black Bart" - Refers to a chronic alcoholic that cannot handle his liquor. Usually shouts loudly, picking people up etc. A general nuisence to others. An undesirable person at a party or truckstop.
"Blinders" : High beams(headlights).
"Bogie" : Threat
"Brake check" : a brief traffic slowdown, where traffic flow improves after about a minute or two
"Breaker 1-9" : telling other CB users that you'd like to start a transmission on a channel. May be succeeded by either the channel number, indicating that anyone may acknowledge ("One-nine" refers to channel 19, the most widely used among truck drivers), or by a specific "handle", which is requesting a particular individual to respond.
"Bubblegummer" : Teenager
"Buffalo" : a male prostitute, who may be homosexual
"Bumper Sticker" : A tailgating vehicle.
"BUSTED!" : You see two or more patrol cars, one other car pulled over, people in cuffs on the ground and/or in the cruiser, which may have a cage in it, the car's contents all over the place, officers searching it (most likely for drugs, weapons). Sometimes the vehicle's tires are flat, after it hit one or more spike strip

Spike strip

A spike strip is a device used to impede or stop the movement of wheeled vehicles by puncturing their tires...

s.
"Cash Box" or "Cash Register" : refers to a toll booth or toll plaza
"Channel 4 Drunk" : This refers to a chronic alcoholic who spends an extreme amount of time on the CB radio. Interchangeable with the terms Silverfish, Buck, Kool-Aid Man, or Leadfoot. Derived from the Channel Four CB club in Concord, North Carolina

Concord, North Carolina

Concord is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. According to Census 2010, the city has a current population of 79,066. It is the largest city in Cabarrus County and is the county seat. In terms of population, the city of Concord is the second largest city in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area...

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"Checking My Eyelids for Pinholes" : I'm tired.
"Chicken coop

Chicken coop

A chicken coop is a building where female chickens are kept. Inside there are often nest boxes for egg laying and perches on which the birds can sleep, although coops for meat birds seldom have either of these features....

" : a weigh station

Weigh station

A weigh station is a checkpoint along a highway to inspect vehicular weights. Usually, trucks and commercial vehicles are subject to the inspection....

. "Locked up" / "clean" (ex: "the chicken coop is clean.") means the station is closed.
"Choke and Puke" : Roadside diner (After the poor quality of food at some establishments)
"Coloring Book" or "Comic Book" : A truckers log book.
"Commercial Company" : prostitute who hangs out on the radio, usually around truck stops.
"Convoy" : a group of 3 or more truckers in a line, usually exceeding the speed limit.
"Come Back / Come On" : a request for someone to acknowledge a transmitted message or reply to a question.
"Comedian" : refers to the median between a divided highway.
"Crotch-Rocket Cowboy" : refers to an individual on a sport bike (motorcycle) riding recklessly. Usually used as a warning to other drivers to watch for erratic behaviour.
"Dead-heading" : a truck operating with an empty trailer (see "Hauling fence post holes").
"Dog The Bounty Hunter

Dog the Bounty Hunter

Dog the Bounty Hunter is a reality television show on A&E which chronicles Duane "Dog" Chapman's adventures as a fugitive recovery agent, or bounty hunter...

" or "Dog

Bounty hunter

A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent and fugitive recovery agent.-Laws in the U.S.:...

" : slang for a bounty hunter

Bounty hunter

A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a monetary reward . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include bail enforcement agent and fugitive recovery agent.-Laws in the U.S.:...

"Dirty Dan" : a disgustingly nasty, smelly, unclean, unbathed, and generally unhealthy long haul truck driver who goes weeks or even months without showering.
"Double Nickel" : the 55 mph speed limit for trucks.
"Doughnuts" : tires.
"Driver" : a polite form of address used when you don't know someone's on-the-air nickname. (see "handle")
"Drop the hammer down" : Pressing the accelerator to full speed
"Ears" : CB radio (ex: "How bout ya JB, got ya ears on?")
"Eaten By a Bear" : Someone who is arrested by police, you can see the arrested person in the patrol car, especially if said patrol car has a "cage" in it.
"Eyeballs" : headlights.
"Fat Cat" : An overweight truck driver or other burden on society.
"Fender Bender" : a road traffic accident/crash
"Filthy Freddy" or "Double F" : an overweight longhaul truck driver or other miscreant of society that goes weeks or even months without bathing. This is the male counterpart of the "Hungry Heifer".
"Flash For Cash" : speed camera
"Flatlander" : Refers to someone from the city, usually a derogatory term used by mountain folk or a mountain resident such as "roncpp", etc.
"Flip-flop" / "Flip-side" : the return leg of a trip. (ex: "Catch you on the flip-flop" means "I'll contact you again on the way back.")
"Flyboy" : A speeding vehicle, one that is driving way over the speed limit and is certain to get a ticket.
"Four" : short for the ten code

Ten-code

Ten-codes, also known as ten signals, are code words used to represent common phrases in voice communication, particularly by law enforcement and in Citizens' Band radio transmissions....

 10-4, which means acknowledged, okay, etc.
"4-10" : A reversal of the ten code "10-4", when asking if someone agrees with something said, or to ask if one's transmission was received. ("That was a nasty wreck. Four-ten?")
"Four Wheel Phone Booth" : Someone using a cell phone while driving. Several states in the US and countries have outlawed this, but it still goes on.
"Front Door" : The first vehicle in the line of a convoy

Convoy

A convoy is a group of vehicles, typically motor vehicles or ships, traveling together for mutual support and protection. Often, a convoy is organized with armed defensive support, though it may also be used in a non-military sense, for example when driving through remote areas.-Age of Sail:Naval...

, or the area ahead of a vehicle.
"Gator" / "Alligator" : a large piece of a truck tire's tread in the roadway. The name comes from the tire tread's resemblance to the scaly ridges of an alligator's back, or the propensity for these pieces of tread to be drawn up between the cab and trailer by the air currents of a truck at highway speeds "like a snapping gator", and sever the air brake lines between the tractor and the trailer. Most newer trucks have shield plates designed to prevent this.
"Gator Guts" : Smaller pieces of shredded tire usually preceding a larger piece of "gator" or "gator back".
"Georgia Overdrive" : Shifting into neutral on a down grade to gain speed without using fuel.
"Go-go juice" / "Motion Lotion" / "Pusholine" : fuel (usually Diesel, since large trucks seldom run on gasoline.)
"Good Buddy" : In the 1970s, this was the stereotypical term for a friend or acquaintance on a CB radio.http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~wglowka/slang.spr2001.htmlhttp://www.cbgazette.com/slang.html
"Good Neighbor" : this has replaced "good buddy" as the acceptable term for friend.
"Got your ears on?" : asking the receiver if they are on the air and listening.
"Grocery Grabber / Grocery Getter" : a Minivan, station wagon, or other family car.
"Granny Lane" : The far right lane (slow lane).
"H&D" : Hate and Discontent, the atmosphere of tension created on a CB channel by constant argument and verbal assault.
"Hacker" : person or individual operating a radio transmission without regard for standard rules or etiquette.
"Hamburger Helper" : Power amplifier / Linear, used to boost transmission power.
"Hammer Lane" : the far left lane (fast lane).
"Handle" : the nickname a CB user uses in CB transmissions. Other CB users will refer to the user by this nickname. To say "What's your handle?" is to ask another user for their CB nickname.
"Hang Around Nellie" : A repulsively obese woman that hangs around truckstops looking for a man.
"Harvey Wallbanger

Harvey Wallbanger

The Harvey Wallbanger is an alcoholic beverage or cocktail made with vodka, Galliano, and orange juice.-History:The Harvey Wallbanger is reported to have been invented in 1952 by three-time world champion mixologist Donato 'Duke' Antone , the brother-in-law of New York state Senator Carlo Lanzillotti...

" : a driver who appears to be drunk or is driving recklessly.
"Hauling fence post holes" / "Hauling sailboat fuel" / "Hauling dispatcher brains" / "Hauling Volkswagen radiators" : hooked to an empty trailer.
"Hitting the jackpot" : Getting stopped by a state trooper. Lights on trooper cars look like slot machine lights.
"Hole In The Wall" : a tunnel.
"How 'bout ya?" : a query used when seeking another, usually followed by their CB handle, or some other identifier if you don't know their handle.
"How many candles are you burning?" : Asking how old someone is.
"Hungry Heifer

Heifer

Heifer may refer to:*A young cow before she has had her first calf*Red Heifer, in Judaism is a heifer that is sacrificed and whose ashes are used for the ritual purification*Heifer International, a charitable organization...

" : A grossly overweight female one meets over the CB. Usually lacks any type of personal hygiene.
"I'm / We gone" : indicates that one is finished transmitting and may not be listening to the conversation any longer, or may be traveling out of receiving range. Equivalent to "Signing off", "Out", or "Clear" in formalized radio voice procedure

Voice procedure

Voice procedure includes various techniques used to clarify, simplify and standardize spoken communications over two-way radios, in use by the military, in civil aviation, police and fire dispatching systems, citizens' band radio , etc....

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"Illini Bound" : Illinois bound traffic also known as "Lincoln Bound"
"Jabber / Jabbering Idiot / Babble / Babbling Idiot" : Someone using foreign language on the CB. US law does not forbid other languages on the radio.
"Jake brake

Jake brake

A compression release engine brake, frequently called a Jake brake or Jacobs brake, is an engine braking mechanism installed on some diesel engines...

" : Jacobs engine retarder brake

Engine braking

Engine braking is where the retarding forces within an engine are used to slow a vehicle down, as opposed to using an external braking mechanism, for example friction brakes or magnetic brakes....

 used to help slow rigs on down grades. Now used to mean any similar system uses engine compression to hold back a rig on a down grade (i.e. the pac brake = pacific engine brake). Both make a loud roaring sound. Some townships have bylaws in place that limit the use of such brakes in residential or other areas due to this noise.
"Jet Pilot" : Speeding vehicle
"Jibber Jabber on Channel 9" : someone using foreign language on Channel 9, which is not illegal. Channel 9 on the CB is supposed to be used only to report emergencies, such as an overturned truck, fire, criminal matters, related matters.
"Joke book"/"Comic book"/"Lie book" : A trucker's log book
"Key Up" : To engage the microphone button. ex: "When did you key up your mike last?
"Kick a Tire" / "Watering the Tires" : to urinate using the quadruple tractor or trailer tires.
"Kick It In" : what the person who is being called will say on his radio as a response. (for example: "How 'bout 'cha Blue Beard. You got a copy on Shamrock?" "This is Blue Beard. Kick it in.")
"Kicker" / "Boots" / "Shoes" : a Linear Amplifier

Linear amplifier

A linear amplifier is an electronic circuit whose output is proportional to its input, but capable of delivering more power into a load. The term usually refers to a type of radio-frequency power amplifier, some of which have output power measured in kilowatts, and are used in amateur radio...

 that is used to boost the transmitting power of a CB Radio above the legal four watts.
"Limo Liberal" / "Richie Roach" : Someone in a limousine. Taken from comments made by Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity regarding liberals riding in limousines.
"Lincoln Bound" : Illinois bound Traffic, not Chicago.
"Little White Pills" : Stimulants used to keep the driver awake on long hauls. Mentioned in Dave Dudley

Dave Dudley

Dave Dudley , born David Darwin Pedruska, was an American country music singer best-known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and 1970s and his semi-slurred baritone. His signature song was "Six Days on the Road," and he is also remembered for "Vietnam Blues," "Truck Drivin'...

's original version of the song "Six Days on the Road

Six Days on the Road

"Six Days on the Road" is an American song written by Muscle Shoals Sound Studio songwriter Carl Montgomery and Earl Green, made originally famous by country music singer Dave Dudley...

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"Lot Lizard" : Prostitute, especially one that frequents truck stops.
"Nap Trap" : motel or rest stop.
"Negatory" : No
"O.L." : Wife ("Old Lady")
"O.M." : Husband ("Old Man")
"OOOOOPS" : An obnoxious to get attention for purposes of being informative. Word said on CB referring to an accident or a police traffic stop, "Oooops at the 49."
"Office on Wheels" : Office workers using the car as an office while in traffic.
"Organ Donor"/"Donorcycle" : a civilian motorcyclist, especially one without a helmet, usually driving erratically and/or under the influence

Driving under the influence

Driving under the influence is the act of driving a motor vehicle with blood levels of alcohol in excess of a legal limit...

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"Outbander"/"Freebander" : One who operates an illegally modified CB radio, often broadcasting outside the regulated frequencies.
"psyco"/"train" : police backup
"Over and Out" : phrase meaning the CB'er is stopping talking and either turning the CB off or going to another channel.
"Pickle Park" : an interstate rest area frequented by prostitutes.
"Pill" : a power transistor in an illegal linear amplifier.
"Put the Hammer Down" / "Put the pedal to the metal" : Slang for flooring the accelerator.
"Raking the Leaves" : Refers to the last person in the convoy, who would watch out for troopers coming from behind
"Ratchetjaw" : An obnoxious person talking non-stop and saying nothing
"Reefer" : A refrigerated trailer, identifiable by the large refrigeration unit on the front of the trailer.
"Re-Power" : Term referring to a truck taking a load from another truck that cannot make the destination. This is usually done if the original truck has broken down, the previous driver has run out of hours, or if the load has a long way to go and needs a team that can run with the load 24/7 and to get the load to the destination faster.
"Rip-off Ralphy" : A truck stop dope dealer who charges extremely high prices.
"Road Ho" / "Road Juliet" : Refers to a female escort usually found at truck stops and rest areas.
"Road Pizza" : an animal that has been run over and flattened on the pavement.
"Rubber duck" : the first vehicle in a convoy.
"Rubbernecker" : Vehicles that further slow down or impede already congested traffic by rotating their heads 180 degrees to view the accident or traffic incident and not paying attention to the road ahead.
"Sandbagging" : a term used to describe the activity of a person not participating in conversation but listening only, despite having the capability of speaking. This is not the same as listening in using a simple receiver, as the person doing this activity can transmit using the two-way radio, but chooses not to. It is done to monitor people for entertainment or for gathering information about the actions of others. Often CBer’s will sandbag to listen to others' responses to their previous input to a conversation, sometimes referred to a "reading the mail."
"Schneider Eggs" : Orange barrels filled with sand at construction sites to serve as a protective barrier for construction workers against moving traffic. The term is a reference to Schneider, a large trucking company known for its orange-painted trucks.
"Seat Cover" : an attractive female passenger in a vehicle.
"Shaking the Trees" : Refers to the person in the lead in a convoy, watching out for troopers up ahead.
"Sidebander" : A CB station using SSB modulation

Single-sideband modulation

Single-sideband modulation or Single-sideband suppressed-carrier is a refinement of amplitude modulation that more efficiently uses electrical power and bandwidth....

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"Sleeper Leaper" : see Lot Lizard
"Smokey's got a customer" : A cop who pulled someone over.
"Steak on the Grill" / "Put a steak on the grill" : to hit a cow.
"Suds and Mud" : Beer

Beer

Beer is the world's most widely consumed andprobably oldest alcoholic beverage; it is the third most popular drink overall, after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of sugars, mainly derived from malted cereal grains, most commonly malted barley and malted wheat...

 and coffee

Coffee

Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...

 (with cream/milk in it), served at some truck stops and restaurant

Restaurant

A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...

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"Suicide Jockey" : A trucker hauling explosives
"Super Bowl" : Channel 6 (27.025 MHz). A popular channel for skip shooters using high powered amplifiers.
"Super Slab" : a slang term for a multi-lane highway
"Swindle Sheet" : a trucker's log book
"Tandems" : the rear wheels on a trailer
"10-4" : Affirmative. Can also be used to denote agreement ("That's a big 10-4.")
"10-7" : Out of commission
"10-10" : CB operator will stop broadcasting, but will continue to listen ("I'm 10-10 on the side.")
"10-20" (more often simply "20") : Denotes location, as in identifying one's location ("My 20 is on Main Street and First"), asking the receiver what their current location is ("What's your 20?"), or inquiring about the location of a third person ("OK, people, I need a 20 on Little Timmy and fast").
"10-33" : An emergency situation ("You got a 10-33 at yardstick 136, they got 4-wheelers all piled up")
"10-36" : The correct time ("Can I get a 10-36?")
"10-100" (polite) : Taking a bathroom break, especially on the side of the road. Referencing the use of showing one finger to denote the need to urinnate.
"10-200" : Taking a bathroom break, especially on the side of the road. Referencing the use of showing two fingers to denote the need to evacuate feces.
"01" : Term referring to the first stop on a load, or first pick up location.
"02,03,04,etc." : Terms referring to the stops in order of their occurrence on a load. 02 would be second stop, 03 is the third, and so on.
"99" : Term referring to the final stop or destination of a load.
"TK" / "Unit" : Thermo King; refrigerated unit on the front of a trailer
"Toilet Mouth" / "Potty Mouth" : someone using profanity, obscene language on the air (on-air profanity is generally frowned upon within the CB community).
"The Curve" : I-90 & I-39 interchange; I-90 turn north at Rockford, IL
"Tricycle Motor" : Young child (Also, "Crumb-Cruncher", "Curtain Climber", "Rugrat")
"Truckstop Hookup" : A short term date of sorts.
"Truck Stop Tommy" : A pimp of sorts who specializes in getting truckers illegal services and/or drugs.
"Twenty" : See "10-20".
"Twister Tracker" : Someone who is chasing tornadoes, other storms.
"Willy Weaver" : A driver who is weaving, due to lack of sleep or excess of alcohol.
"Window Washer" : rain.
"XYL" : Older woman ("Ex-Young Lady") - could also be a wife.
"YL" : Attractive woman ("Young Lady") - could also be a girlfriend.
"You Ass Eh" : The U.S.A.
"Zipper" : - painted dashed line dividing lanes ("He is hogging the zipper")

External links

Complete CB Slang Dictionary at cbslang.com
UHF CB Australia - UHF CB News, Information, Repeater Locations & Sales. UHF CB Australia Supporting and expanding the UHF CB network
CB radio - Information on CB radio and the airwaves in combination with an on-line shop to get you started in the hobby.