All Topics  
CB slang

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

CB slang
 
 
  Topics CB slang Topic Home

CB slang (commonly called "CB Talk") are terms that those operating CB radio used mainly during the CB craze of the 1970s and 1980s. Some of these slang terms are still in use with their original meanings, others not used at all and some have changed meaning. This list shows the historical meanings.








Discussion
Ask a question about 'CB slang'
Start a new discussion about 'CB slang'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


CB slang (commonly called "CB Talk") are terms that those operating CB radio used mainly during the CB craze of the 1970s and 1980s. Some of these slang terms are still in use with their original meanings, others not used at all and some have changed meaning. This list shows the historical meanings.

Popular slang terms


Law enforcement officers and their equipment

  • "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....
    " – 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 on the dangers of forest fires.Smokey Bear's message "Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires" was created in 1944 by the Ad Council....
    , a character image commonly seen along U.S. highways. He wears a flat-brimmed forest ranger's hat very similar to the hat included in many highway patrol uniforms in the U.S. It also Refers to their attitude to most truckers in general.
  • "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 Food" / "Bear bait" – vehicle speeding without CB.
  • "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 an aircraft that is Lift and propelled by one or more horizontal plane Helicopter rotors, each rotor consisting of two or more rotor blades....
    .
  • "Bear In the Grass" / "Smokey in the bush" – a speed trap
    Speed trap

    The term speed trap can refer to a point where a speed limit is strictly enforced by police. It may also refer to locations where a road-rule enforcement camera is posted....
    .
  • "Bear Taking Pictures" – police with radar.
  • "Bear With Ears" – a police officer listening to others on the CB
  • "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.
  • "Catch Car" – police car past radar set-up.
  • "Checkpoint Charlie
    Checkpoint Charlie

    Checkpoint Charlie" Checkpoint C" was the name given by the Western Allies to a crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War, located at the junction of Friedrichstra?e with Zimmerstra?e and Mauerstra?e, ....
    " – 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...
    .
  • "City Kitty" / "City Bear" – Refers to local law enforcement monitoring a particular stretch of interstate which runs through their jurisdiction.
  • "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" / "D.O.T. Bear" – 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....
     personnel, usually enforcing weight limits and safety rules (brake
    Brake

    A brake is a device for applying a force against the friction of the road, slowing or stopping the motion of a machine or vehicle, or alternatively a device to restrain it from starting to move again....
    s & tire
    Tire

    Tires, or tyres , are ring-shaped parts, either pneumatic or solid , that fit around wheels to protect them and enhance their function....
    s).
  • "Disco Lights" – the flashing emergency lights of a law enforcement vehicle.
  • "Evel Knievel
    Evel Knievel

    This article is about the stunt performer. For the wooden roller coaster by the same name, see Evel Knievel Robert Craig Knievel , better known as the Evel Knievel , was an United States motorcycle Stunt performer, an entertainer famous in the United States and elsewhere between the late 1960s and early 1980s....
    " – cop on a motorcycle.
  • "Full-Grown" / "Full Grown Bear" – a state policeman/trooper.
  • "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 vending machine, which dispenses bubble gum, usually for a small fee.Originally one Penny , the standard cost of one gumball in the United States is one Quarter dollar coin....
    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
  • "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 Pigathius "Piggy" Lee is a Muppet character who was primarily played by Frank Oz and sometimes Richard Hunt in Season 1 of The Muppet Show....
    " – a pejorative term for a female law enforcement officer.
  • "Paper Hanger" – police giving speeding ticket.
  • "Picture-taker" / "Smokey taking pictures" / "Smokey bear is taking a picture" / "Kojak
    Kojak

    Kojak refers to two separate but related United States Crime drama television series, with the original airing on CBS and the second series airing on USA Network....
     with a Kodak" – a law officer monitoring traffic with a radar gun
    Radar gun

    A radar gun or speed gun is a small Doppler radar used to detect the speed of objects. A radar gun does not return information regarding the object's position or any information concerning the car e.g....
    . Today, this can also refer to an automated speed camera.
  • "Polar Bear" – an all-white highway patrol car
  • "Plain Brown Wrapper" – Unmarked police car
  • "Radio Car" / "Super Trooper" - Either a marked or unmarked state trooper vehicle sporting additional antenna on the trunk or sides of the vehicle.
  • "Sky Bear" / "Spy in the sky" – police helicopter.
  • "Smokey" – a law officer. 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.
  • "Snake In the Grass" police car radar usually hidden amongst tall cat tails
  • "Tijuana Taxi" – A marked police car.

Australia
  • "Candy Car" – Highway Patrol Police Car usually with high-visibility Police decals (Australia)
  • "Flash for Cash" – Speed Camera (Australia)


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 navy force to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations....
    " – Truck carrying a disassembled airplane, helicopter or a small plane, helicopter.
  • "Anchor Clanker" – Boat trailer.
  • "Anteater" – a Kenworth
    Kenworth

    Kenworth is a manufacturer of medium-duty and heavy-duty Class 8 trucks based in Kirkland, Washington, United States, a suburb in Seattle, Washington....
     T600/T660 tractor, because of the long sloping tilt up hood.
  • "Baboon Butt" – a Kenworth
    Kenworth

    Kenworth is a manufacturer of medium-duty and heavy-duty Class 8 trucks based in Kirkland, Washington, United States, a suburb in Seattle, Washington....
     T2000 tractor, because of the grille styling.
  • "Band-aid Buggy" / "Blood Box" / "Bone Box" / "Meat Wagon" – Ambulance
    Ambulance

    file:Ambulancebroomfieldhospital.jpgfile:C12 air ambulance.jpgfile:Scilly Isles Ambulance Service alongside Tresco quay.jpgAn ambulance is a vehicle for transporting sick or injured people, to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury....
    .
  • "Bean" – a Ford Pinto
    Ford Pinto

    The Ford Pinto was a subcompact car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market, first introduced on September 11, 1970, and built through the 1980 model year....
  • "Big Orange" – Schneider truck.
  • "Blinkin Winkin" – School bus.
  • "Blue Bird" – a Marten Transport truck
  • "Bob-tail" – a semi-tractor operating without a trailer.
  • "Bulldog
    Bulldog

    A Bulldog, colloquially known as the British Bulldog, is a type of dog which traces its ancestry to England....
    " – a Mack Tractor, noted for the bulldog hood ornament.
  • "Bullfrog
    Bullfrog

    The American Bullfrog 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, lakes, where it is usually found along the water's edge ....
    " – 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 F. Outcault which was known for his association with the Brown Shoe Company....
    " – a United Parcel Service
    United Parcel Service

    United Parcel Service, Inc. , commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company. UPS delivers more than 15 million packages a day to 6.1 million customers in more than 200 countries and territories around the world....
     truck.
  • "Camper" – a RV, such as a Motorhome. AKA as a "Portable House"
  • "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" – Monofort 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"/"Cornfield Cadillac"/"Barnyard Buick" – a Navistar International
    Navistar International

    Navistar International Corporation is a manufacturer of International brand commercial trucks, MaxxForce brand diesel engines, IC Corporation brand school buses, Workhorse Custom Chassis brand chassis for motor homes and step vans, and is a private label designer and manufacturer of diesel engines for the pickup truck, van and SUV markets....
     truck (formerly International Harvester
    International Harvester

    International Harvester Company was an agriculture machinery, construction equipment, vehicle, commercial truck, and household and commercial products manufacturer....
    ).
  • "Corn Flaker" – (CFI) Consolidated Freight Lines truck.
  • "Draggin Wagon" – Wrecker.
  • "Flag Waver Taxi" – Highway construction truck.
  • "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. It is the oldest off-road vehicle brand, with Land Rover coming in second. The original vehicle which first appeared as the prototype Bantam GP became the primary light 4-wheel-drive vehicle of the US Army and allies during the World War II and postwar period....
     or pickup
    Pickup truck

    A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area which is almost always separated from the cab to allow for chassis flex when carrying or pulling heavy loads....
    ), 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 tractor
  • "Half Cheese" – A short school bus, usually for handicapped children.
  • "K-Whopper" / "K-Wobbler" / "KW" – a Kenworth
    Kenworth

    Kenworth is a manufacturer of medium-duty and heavy-duty Class 8 trucks based in Kirkland, Washington, United States, a suburb in Seattle, Washington....
     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 Continuous track, armoured fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat which combines operational mobility and Military tactics Offensive and defence capabilities....
    s, other military equipment.
  • "Pay Wagon" – a 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 . They are equipped to resist attempts at robbery or hijacking....
    , 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 a manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty Truck_classification#Class_5 through Class 8 trucks headquartered in Denton, Texas....
     Tractor
  • "Pie Truck"/"Pollock Express" – (PIE) Pacific Intermountain Express 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 is an economy car produced by the Germany auto maker Volkswagen from 1938 until 2003. The car was originally known as K?fer, the German language word for "beetle," from which the popular English nickname originates....
    .
  • "Pumpkin
    Pumpkin

    Pumpkin is a gourd-like Squash of the genus Cucurbita and the family Cucurbitaceae . It is a common name of or can refer to cultivars of any one of the following species: Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita mixta, Cucurbita maxima, and Cucurbita moschata....
    " – a Schneider National, Inc. truck.
  • "Reefer" – a refrigerated trailer, used for transporting foodstuffs and other perishable cargo.
  • "Roach Coach" – Lunch wagon
  • "Rolling refinery"/"Portable Gas Station" – a tank truck
    Tank truck

    A tank truck or tanker lorry is a motor vehicle designed to carry Liquids, bulk cargo 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 vehicle, or a device intended for mounting on a vehicle, for removing snow and sometimes ice from outdoor surfaces, typically those serving transport purposes....
  • "ShakeyLiner" / "Freightshaker" – a Freightliner Trucks tractor.
  • "Shanty Shaker" – Mobile home hauler.
  • "Skateboard" – a flatbed truck or trailer.
  • "Suicide jockey" – a truck carrying explosives.
  • "Super Chickens" – Yellow Freight System 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 a manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty Truck_classification#Class_5 through Class 8 trucks headquartered in Denton, Texas....
     387 tractor. Noted for its near clonelike resemblance to the Kenworth
    Kenworth

    Kenworth is a manufacturer of medium-duty and heavy-duty Class 8 trucks based in Kirkland, Washington, United States, a suburb in Seattle, Washington....
     T-2000
  • "Thermos
    Thermos

    Thermos may mean a number of things:* A brand name for a domestic vacuum flask.* Thermos , an ancient Greek city, the capital city of the Aetolian League....
     Bottle" – Driver pulling a chemical trailer
  • "Trash Can" – Trans Con truck.
  • "Wiggle Wagon/Widowmaker/Set of Joints" – A semi truck pulling two or more trailers in tandem.
  • "Yard Goat" – Short truck used for pulling semi-trailers in shipping yards


Destinations

  • "Art Bell
    Art Bell

    Arthur W. "Art" Bell, III is an United States Presenter and author, known primarily as the founder and longtime host of the paranormal-themed radio program Coast to Coast AM....
     Town" – Pahrump, Nevada
    Pahrump, Nevada

    Pahrump is a census-designated place in Nye County, Nevada, Nevada, United States. The population was 24,631 as of the United States Census 2000, making it by far the largest settlement in the county....
    . Truckers at night usually listen to Art Bell and/or George Noory, and call Art's hometown that.
  • "Badger Bound" – Wisconsin Bound Highway Traffic.
  • "Big A" – Atlanta, Georgia.
  • "The Big Easy" – New Orleans, Louisiana
    New Orleans, Louisiana

    New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
  • "Bikini State" – Florida.
  • "Bubble City" – Champaign, IL
  • "Bullshit City" – Washington DC (Named this because of politicians who choose to disregard the American people. As a consequence, they believe the politicians are (polite) "full of it")
  • "Chocolate Town" – Hershey, Pennsylvania
    Hershey, Pennsylvania

    Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle, Pennsylvania Harrisburg metropolitan area....
  • "Choo Choo Town" – Chattanooga, Tennessee (After the song "Chattanooga Choo-Choo").
  • "Dirty Side" – New York and New Jersey.
  • "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. It originally stretched from Cambridge, Ohio, to Elizabeth, New Jersey, however, today it runs from Cincinnati, Ohio, at U.S....
  • "Gay Bay" – San Francisco Bay area.
  • "Mickey Mouse Towns" – location of the Walt Disney
    Walt Disney

    Walter Elias Disney was a multiple Academy Award-winning American film producer, film director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur and philanthropist....
     theme parks
  • "Motor City" – Detroit, Michigan
  • "Music Town" – Nashville.
  • "Shakeytown" – Los Angeles
    Los Ángeles

    Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
    , so nicknamed because of the earthquakes that occur there.
  • "Sin City" – Las Vegas, Nevada


Other popular terms

  • "A&A" ((polite) Aggravating Agitator) – This term refers to a CB user whose main purpose in life is to stir trouble and cause problems. This is usually performed by someone heavily under the influence of alcohol, and/or drugs.
  • "Alice in Wonderland" – Someone who is lost or seeking directions
  • "Buffalo" – a male prostitute, who may be homosexual
  • "Back Door" – the area behind a vehicle. 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.
  • "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.
  • "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. Generally, the strip is composed of a collection of 35 millimetre to 75 mm long metal barbs pointing upward....
    s.
  • "Cash Box" – 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. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 55,977. It is the county seat of Cabarrus County, North Carolina and a winner of the All-America City Award in 2004....
    .
  • "Checking My Eyelids for Pinholes" – I'm tired.
  • "Chicken coop
    Chicken coop

    File:Chicken coop in winter.jpgA chicken coop is a building where chickens are kept. Interiors usually have nest boxes for egg laying, and also perches for the birds to sleep on....
    " – 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.
  • "Convoy" – a group of 3 or more truckers in a line, usually exceeding the speed limit.
  • "Come Back" – 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 Network and on Bravo which chronicles Duane Chapman operations at his job, at Da Kine Bail Bonds in Honolulu, Hawaii....
     or Dog
    Bounty hunter

    A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a money . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include, bail enforcement agent, fugitive recovery agent, and bail fugitive investigator....
     - slang for a bounty hunter
    Bounty hunter

    A bounty hunter captures fugitives for a money . Other names, mainly used in the United States, include, bail enforcement agent, fugitive recovery agent, and bail fugitive investigator....
     because this show is how people view bounty hunters
  • "Double Nickel" – the 55 mph speed limit for trucks.
  • "Driver" – a polite form of address used when you don't know someone's on-the-air nickname. (see "handle")
  • "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.
  • "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 heffer".
  • "Flash For Cash" speed camera
  • "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.")
  • "Four" – short for the ten code
    Ten-code

    Ten-codes, properly known as ten signals, are code words used to represent common phrases in voice communication, particularly by law enforcement and in Citizens' band radio radio transmissions....
     10-4, which means acknowledged, okay, etc.
  • "Four Wheel Phone Booth" – Someone using a cell phone while driving. Several states in the US and countries
    Mobile phones and driving safety

    Mobile phone use while driving is common but controversial. Being distracted while operating a motor vehicle has been shown to increase the risk of accident....
     have outlawed this, but it still goes on.
  • "Front Door" – the leader of a convoy
    Convoy

    A convoy is a group of vehicles 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....
    , 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".
  • "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 friend on CB radio. It now means a male homosexual.
  • "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.
  • "Hacker" – person or individual operating a radio transmission without regard for standard rules or etiquette.
  • "Hamburger Helper" – Power amplifier / lineair, used to boost the 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.The Harvey Wallbanger was invented in 1952 by three-times 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.
  • "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?" – is to ask 'how old are you?'
  • "Hungry Heffer" – 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....
    .
  • "Jabber" "Jabber"/"Jabbering Idiot"/"Babble" "Babble"/Babbling Idiot" – Someone using foreign language on the CB. US law forbids other languages on the radio, yet it continues.
  • "Jibber Jabber on Channel 9" – someone using foreign language on Channel 9, which is illegal, but goes on. Channel 9 on the CB is supposed to be used only to report emergencies, such as a overturned truck, fire, criminal matters, related matters.
  • "Joke 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" – to urinate using the quadruple tractor or trailer tires as cover
  • "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 electronics circuit whose output is proportional to its input, but capable of delivering more power into a Electrical load....
     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. Comment taken from the Richie Rich comics, but "Richie Roach" is a polite term for calling someone wealthy a uncomplimentary name.
  • "Lot Lizard" – prostitute, especially one that frequents truck stops.
  • "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 a office while in traffic. Both cell phone use and using the auto as a "office" has been known to cause interference in Wi-Fi devices, baby monitors, especially during the daily commutes in many cities.
  • "Organ Donor" – a civilian motorcyclist, especially one without a helmet, usually driving erratically and/or is drunk and/or is on drugs.
  • "Outbander"/"Freebander" – One who operates an illegally modified CB radio, often broadcasting outside the regulated frequencies.
  • "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
  • "Road Ho" – 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.
  • "Rubbernecker" – Vehicles that further slow down or impede already congested traffic by rotating their heads 360 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 wokers 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.
  • "Sleeper Leaper" – see Lot Lizard
  • "Steak on the Grill" / "Put a steak on the grill" – to hit a cow.
  • "Suds and Mud" – Beer
    Beer

    Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and Fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal?the most common of which is malted barley, although wheat, maize , and rice are widely used....
     and coffee
    Coffee

    Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted seeds, commonly called coffee beans, of the Coffea. Caffeinated coffee has a stimulating effect in humans....
     (with cream/milk in it), served at some truck stops and restaurant
    Restaurant

    A restaurant prepares and serves food and drink to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and Delivery ....
    s.
  • "Suicide Jockey" – A trucker hauling explosives
  • "Super Slab" – a slang term for a multi-lane highway
  • "Swindle Sheet" – A trucker's log book
  • "Tandems" – the rear wheels on a trailer
  • "10-10" – CB operator will stop broadcasting, but will continue to listen ("I'm 10-10 on the side.")
  • "10-100" (polite) – Taking a bathroom break, especially on the side of the road.
  • "10-200" – Police needed at ..........
  • "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).
  • "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" / "What's your twenty?" – asking the receiver what their current location is. This term comes from the ten-code
    Ten-code

    Ten-codes, properly known as ten signals, are code words used to represent common phrases in voice communication, particularly by law enforcement and in Citizens' band radio radio transmissions....
     10-20.
  • "Twister Tracker" – Someone who is chasing tornadoes, other storms.
  • "UFO Central" – Area 51
    Area 51

    Area 51 is a nickname for a military base located in the southern portion of Nevada in the western United States . Situated at its center, on the southern shore of Groom Lake, is a large secretive 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 Unidentified flying object hunters....
     this, other areas known for UFO activity, such as Phoenix, Arizona
    Phoenix, Arizona

    Phoenix is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the fifth most populous city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,552,259 residents, and is the anchor of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area with 4,179,427 residents....
    )
  • "Willy Weaver" – A driver who is weaving, due to lack of sleep or excess of alcohol.
  • "XYL" – Older woman ("Ex-Young Lady")
  • "YL" – Attractive woman ("Young Lady")


External links

  • at cbslang.com


See also

  • Ten-code
    Ten-code

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