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Citizens Band slang
CB slang is the distinctive anti language, argot, or cant which developed among users of Citizens Band radio (CB), especially truck drivers in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s. The slang itself is not only cyclical, but also geographical. Through time, certain terms are added or dropped as attitudes toward it change. For example, in the early days of the CB radio, the term "Good Buddy" was widely used. Nicknames or callsigns given or adopted by CB radio users are known as "handles". Many truck drivers will call each other "Hand," or by the name of the company for which they drive. CB and its distinctive language started in the United States but was then exported to other countries including Mexico, Germany, and Canada.

TermDescriptionBaby BearRookie police officer. BearA police officer. (See "Smokey" below)Bear bite/InvitationSpeeding ticketBear cave/Bear's denPolice station. Bear in the airPolice officer in some form of aircraft. (See "Eye in the Sky")Bear rolling discosA speeding police car with its lights flashing. Bear trapRADAR or speed trap. Bear with earsA police officer monitoring the CB airwaves. Blue Light SpecialA police vehicle with its blue strobe lights flashing (from the popular Kmart sale gimmick). Checkpoint CharliePolice checkpoint placed to look for intoxicated drivers, drivers with invalid licenses, etc. (alludes to the former border crossing between East and West Berlin). Chicken Coop/Chicken HouseA scale house (truck scale), or the weigh station where they are found. Cop ulatingA collaborative task force of multiple agencies and/or jurisdictions conducting a checkpoint, speed enforcement or other targeted “sting” operation. County MountieA county sheriff or deputy. DOTDepartment of Transportation enforcement vehicle. Eaten by a bearA truck driver caught by a police officer for speeding or some safety infraction. Evel KnievelPolice officer on a motorcycle (refers to the popular motorcycle stuntman). Eye in The SkyPolice aircraft, airplane or helicopter. Flying doughnutA police helicopter. Fox in the hen house/Smokey in a plain wrapperUnmarked police vehicle. Full grown bearState police trooper. Gumball machine/Bubble gum machinePolice vehicle, especially one with the older style, dome shaped red rotating/strobe light commonly mounted on the roof of police cars, which resembles a traditional "penny" gumball machine. Hitting the jackpotA driver pulled over for a traffic stop by law enforcement. Refers to the siren lights on top of a police cruiser, resembling the bright lights on a casino slot machine. Kojak with a KodakPolice officer running radar. Local yokelA local city police officer. Mama BearA less derogatory term for a female police officer. Miss PiggyA female police officer (refers to the Muppet character, derived from the pejorative term "pig" for police officers). Mountie MountieMember of the Royal Canadian Mounted PolicePapa BearA male police officer or police supervisor such as Sergeant or higher rank. Polar bearA white unmarked police vehicle. SmokeyA police officer (refers to Smokey Bear, known for wearing a campaign hat very similar to that included in many highway patrol uniforms in the United States; origin of Smokey and the Bandit movie title). Smokey with a Customer Driver getting busted by a police officer and being given a ticketStarsky and HutchPolice officers (refers to the 1970s American action television series Starsky & Hutch). Sunoco SpecialNew York State TrooperSuper trooperState police trooper. Taco standBorder patrol stations on the Mexico–United States border. Wall to wall bearsA large number of police vehicles, especially when on a chase.

TermDescription18/18 wheelerA truck with a total of 18 tire/wheels. It can also be used for any truck usually with a fifth wheel hitch and a semi trailer even if the vehicle doesn't have dual wheels, or tandem axles. Aircraft carrierTractor/trailer carrying a disassembled aircraft, helicopter or a small plane. Angry kangarooA truck with one (or both) of its headlights out. Big TruckGenerally a truck able to pull a semi trailer, usually with the trailer and not bob tail. It can mean any vehicle Class 7 or heavier. Blinkin winkin/Kiddie carSchool bus. BulldogA Mack road tractor, noted for its trademark bulldog hood ornament (origin in World War I when British soldiers called the Mack AC "The Bulldog", giving the name and trademark hood ornament to Mack). BullfrogAn ABF truck. Bull hauler A livestock hauler that is empty (for a loaded one see Go Go Girls) Bobtail rig/BobtailRoad tractor driving without a trailer. Buster BrownUPS truck. Cab overA truck where the cab sits directly over the engine. Much less common in North America since the overall length law changed in 1976. Cash boxA toll booth. Chicken TruckA dressed up and fancy truck. Usually means extra chrome, wide front bumper, extra light, etc. Can also mean a fast truck. Does not mean a truck hauling chickens. Coal bucketTruck with a trailer for hauling coal, especially an end dump trailer. Container An intermodal shipping container. Refers to a cargo container that goes overseas, get loaded onto a train, or get placed on a truck chassis. Corn flakeA Consolidated Freightways truck. Cornbinder/Thirteen Letter Shit SpreaderA Navistar International or International Harvester truck. Covered Wagon A Tarp Trailer Doubles Refers to a double set of trailers Draggin WagonA tow truck also called A Wrecker. Dry VanA Trailer without a refrigeration unit or insulation. Drop and HookThe process of dropping off a trailer a then picking up a replacement trailer at a destination. Dung BeetleA Volkswagen Beetle with a male driver. Fender BenderAn accident (now widely used among the general public). FreightshakerA Freightliner truck. Four Wheeler/Four wheelerAny vehicle with only four wheels. Most often used for personal cars/vans/SUVs. Go Go Girls (on the dance floor)A Livestock Truck preferably hauling pigs or cows Green Machine A Military vehicleHoodA conventional road tractor, with the engine in front of the cab. JimmyA GMC road tractor. Juice BoxA tanker hauling perishable liquids preferably juice concentrate to a processing plant. K WhopperA Kenworth road tractor. LouisvilleA Ford L Series truck. Meat WagonAn ambulance. Milk Bottle A Milk Tanker. Boiler/Pete/PetercarA Peterbilt road tractor. PigtailsThe cables that supply air and power to a trailer. Piggy backA truck towing another truck. Piggy Bank An armored car. Portable BarnA Livestock Truck. Portable parking lot/Rolling parking lotA tractor/trailer loaded with new or used cars, a car transporter. Pregnant roller skateA Volkswagen Beetle. Pumpkin/Pumpkin rollerA Schneider National tractor/trailer. ReeferA refrigerated trailer or flatbed trailer hauling a refrigerated container. Rolling refineryA tanker truck, typically carrying fuel. Salt shakerHighway department truck for spreading ice melt chemicals on the road, traditionally salt. ScannyA Scania AB truck. There are around 500 in the United States. It is very rare, so it is used only in social media (truck pages in Facebook, YouTube, etc.). SkateboardA straight, flatbed trailer. Star Car/Big WA Western Star road tractor. Super ChickensYRC tractor/trailer. Thermos BottleA road tractor with a chemical trailer. Turkey hearseA truck with a load of turkeys headed for slaughter. Wiggle WagonA road tractor with more than one trailer. Yard dog, yard goat, yard horse or muleTerminal tractor used to move trailers in a shipping/freight yard.

Term:MeaningBeantownBoston, Massachusetts (now widely used among the general public). Beer TownMilwaukee, WisconsinBertaAlberta. Big AppleNew York, New York (now widely used among the general public). Bingo or BingotownBinghamton, New York. Big D / Emerald CityDallas, Texas (now widely used among the general public in "North Texas")The BubblyChampaign, Illinois. Chocolate TownHershey, Pennsylvania (reference to Hershey's Chocolate's; now widely used among the general public)Choo Choo Town/Tow City/ ChattyChattanooga, Tennessee (After the song “Chattanooga Choo Choo”) (in reference to Miller Industries and being the birthplace of the Tow Truck) Corn patchThe Midwest. Cow TownFort Worth, Texas. Or Calgary, Alberta. CrashvilleNashville, Tennessee. Derby City/Derby TownLouisville, Kentucky. The DimeInterstate 10Disney TownAnaheim, California. FlagtownFlagstaff, Arizona. Flower CityRochester, New YorkFlying HookFlying J Truckstop chainFort GodMemphis, Tennessee. Gateway/Arch Town/The Big ArchSt. Louis, Missouri. Ghost TownCasper, WyomingGuitar TownNashville, Tennessee. GunspointGreenspoint (an area of Houston, Texas). Hippie Haven / Bat City / WaterlooAustin, Texas. Hog TownToronto, Ontario. HotlantaAtlanta, Georgia (now widely used among the general public). Space City/H Town/Astrodome/The Oil PatchHouston, Texas. (reference to the oil industry, Johnson Space Center, and the Houston Astrodome) Indy 500/Indy 5Indianapolis, Indiana (reference to Indianapolis Motor Speedway home of the Indy 500)Idiot IslandCalifornia. The Ike Highway Interstate 80 California, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming, Interstate 25 from Cheyenne to Denver,and Interstate 70 from Denver to Baltimore as shown on signs saying Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway. Job TownClinton, New Jersey. Little CubaMiami, FloridaLost Wages/Sin City/Dice Town/Gimbaling Town Las Vegas, Nevada. Mardi Gras/Crescent CityNew Orleans, Louisiana. Mickey MouseOrlando, Florida (a reference to Walt Disney World resort). Mile HighDenver, Colorado (now widely used among the general public as "The Mile High City"). Monkey TownMontgomery, Alabama ('Monkey' being diminutive form of 'Montgomery'). Motor CityDetroit, Michigan (now widely used among the general public). Nickel RoadInterstate 5The PokeyPocatello, IdahoQueen CityCharlotte, North Carolina; Cincinnati, Ohio; or Buffalo, New York. QuarterbackInterstate 25Red StickBaton Rouge, Louisiana. Rhymes with FunRegina, Saskatchewan. Ripoff Griffin'sRip Griffin's, a well known truck stop outside Dallas. Rock CityLittle Rock, Arkansas. SaltySalt Lake City, Utah (a reference to the Great Salt Lake)Shakey City or ShakeytownLos Angeles, California, California (a reference to earthquakes). Silly CircleThe Capital Beltway, a beltway around Washington, D. C., running through Virginia and Maryland. Stack of BricksA house or home ("I'm heading back to my stack of bricks"). Steam TownScranton, Pennsylvania. Steel CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania (now widely used among the general public). The Sticker PatchPhoenix, Arizona (a reference to the cacti in the area). Spud TownBoise, Idaho. T TownTexarkana, Texas/Arkansas or Tulsa, Oklahoma. TontoToronto, Ontario. Taco Town / Alamo CitySan Antonio, Texas. UFO CentralRoswell, New Mexico, Nevada State Route 375, and Area 51 or any area where UFOs have been sighted. Windy CityChicago, Illinois (now widely used among the general public).

TermMeaning4 10A reversal of the ten code "10 4," when asking if someone agrees with something said or if one's transmission was received. ("That was a nasty wreck. Four ten? ")5 by 5Indicates that another CB user can be heard clearly (see "Wall to wall and treetop tall" below).10 4Acknowledged; can also be used to denote or emphasize an agreement ("That's a big 10 4. ").10 6Busy; stand by.10 7Signing off.10 8En route. ("I'm 10 8 to your location. ")10 9Last transmission not received; repeat your last transmission.10 10CB user will cease broadcasting but will continue to listen. ("I'm 10 10 on the side. ")10 20Denotes location, as in identifying one's location ("My 20 is on Main Street and First"), asking the receiver what their current location or immediate destination 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 32Radio check 10 33Emergency traffic, clear the channel. CB code for Mayday for trucks and police cars. 3s and 8sWell wishes to a fellow driver. Borrowed from amateur radio telegraphy codes "73" (best regards) and "88" (hugs and kisses).10 36Correct time ("Can I get a 10 36? ")10 41Driver is signing on or changing the channel on their radio 10 42An accident 10 in the windListening to the CB while driving (also known as "10 10 in the wind").10 70 Report a fire 10 100Restroom break.10 200Police needed at (In the trucking themed movie Smokey and the Bandit, a character jokingly plays off this usage, saying that 10 100 is better than 10 200, meaning that 10 100 was peeing and 10 200 was doing a #2. )20Abbreviation of "10 20" seen above. AffirmativeYes. Alabama chromeDuct tape. Alligator StationA user who talks constantly and seldom listens (comic reference to an alligator all mouth and no ears). Someone who will not shut up. Frequently refers to a powerful local base station transmitting to mobile CBers, often on channel 19. Similar to Bucket mouth/Linear lungs, but a base station rather than a mobile. Sometimes, though rarely, used to refer to a very loud mobile user. Aye firmativeVariant of Affirmative. Back DoorThe rearmost vehicle driver in a group that watches for police officers approaching from behind and gives warning to the others in the group to slow down when speeding. See also Front Door and Rocking Chair. Back it DownReduce driving speed to the speed limit. Back row / Party rowAn area of a truck stop, generally located in the back of the property, where prostitutes congregate. BambiWildlife on the road mainly Deer. (from the Disney Movie Bambi) Bear baitAn erratic or speeding driver. Bird dogRADAR detector. Bird dog is BarkingRADAR detector indicating that RADAR is being used. ("My bird dog is barking."). Billy BunnFunny DriverBob tailSemi truck traveling without a trailer. Boop Boop/Cluck Cluck Chicken TruckWays chicken haulers greet each otherBreak/BreakerInforming other CB users that you would like to start a transmission on a channel. May be followed by either the channel number, indicating that anyone may acknowledge (e. g., "Breaker One niner" refers to channel 19, the most widely used among truck drivers), or by a specific "handle", which is requesting a particular individual to respond. Green stamp(s)Cash money (refers to S&H Green Stamps). When used in the singular form, can also refer to a toll road, such as the New Jersey, Ohio, and Pennsylvania Turnpikes which are all denoted by green route markers (also a speeding ticket)Go go juiceFuel ("I need to get some fuel. ")GroceriesGoods being hauled. Good buddyIn the 1970s, this was the stereotypical term for a friend or acquaintance on the CB airwaves. It is for the purpose of monitoring CB users for entertainment or for gathering information about the actions of a particular user. Often, CB users "sandbag" to listen to others' responses to their previous input to a conversation, sometimes referred to a "reading the mail". Seat coverAn attractive woman in a vehicle, especially one who is scantily clad or wearing sexy clothing. Semi proPickup truck drivers congregating with truckers. Thick Stuff Bad weather preferably fog caused by rain or heavy snow. Three SistersThree large hills on I 80E between Salt Lake City, Utah and Fort Bridger, Wyoming. (Now used by the general public.) May be related to the “three sisters” rogue wave on Lake Superior. Triple NickelCB users sometimes migrate to "out of band" channels/frequencies, most famous one being 27.555 MHz also referred to as "triple nickel", well above the 40ch CB standard allowing for a more private conversation and enhanced radio communications. Modified equipment is usually required. Turn and burnTo return from a destination back to the original starting point of a trip, especially in a hurry and/or non stop so as not to lose time. Turtle raceTwo trucks side by side, one trying to pass the other; but both have speed governors. Suicide jockeyA driver who is hauling dangerous goods, such as explosives. Wall PaperA traffic citation/ticket (especially a speeding ticket). Wall to wall and treetop tallAn exceptionally clear, strong signal/transmission. Watering HoleThe truck stopYardstickA mile marker or mile post