| CB SLANGuage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Expression | Description | Example |
| "Ace" | A class A trucker | "Thanks for the smokey report there Ace." |
| "Advertising" | Highway Patrol with their lights on | "Smokey advertising at the 56 mile marker." |
| "Alligator" | Large piece of a tire on the road | "There's a large alligator in the middle of the road up ahead." |
| "At your back door" | Behind your truck | "You got a smokey at your back door!" |
| "Bambi" | Deer (dead or alive) | "There's a Bambi on the side at the 43 yardstick." |
| "Barbershop" | A low overpass | "I saw a driver take his trailer to the barbershop last week." |
| "Bear bait" | Leader in a group of trucks | "Looks like Swift is the bear bait tonight." |
| "Bear/Smokey" | County or State Cop | "Can I get a smokey report." |
| "Bear cave" | Police station on the highway | "The bear cave is empty tonight so watch out." |
| "Bear in the air" | Overhead highway patrol | "Slow down Roadrunner you got a bear in the air past the next rest area." |
| "Bear meat" | Speeding truck without a radar detector | "That gearjamming large car is bear meat." |
| "Bear report" | Asking for the location of the cops | "Can I get a bear report there covenant." |
| "Bedbuggers" | Moving companies | "Bedbuggers on the side of the road." |
| "Better half" | Husband or wife | "I sure do miss my better half." |
| "Big/tall rubber" | 24 inch tires | "I just bought new big rubber for my rig." |
| "Bingo cards" | Paper cards that hold trucking permits from different states | "Better get your bingo cards out, they're checkin' em at the chicken coop." |
| "Bluebird" | A Martin Truck company's truck" | "Can I get a smokey report there Bluebird." |
| "Boardwalk" | A bumpy road | "I don't run 78 often cause it's a real boardwalk." |
| "Bobtail" | Traveling without a trailer | "It sure can be hairy to bobtail in the rain." |
| "Boogie" | Top gear | "I've got 'er up in the boogie now" |
| "Boulevard" | Interstate highway | "Once we hit the boulevard we can put some miles behind us." |
| "Boy scouts" | State police | "There's a bunch of boy scouts waiting for you at the 157." |
| "Break" | I'd like to break-in, interrupt | "Can I get a break." |
| "Brake check" | Jamming on your brakes in traffic | "Watch out we're doing a break check up ahead." |
| "Break one-oh" or "Break-10" | I want to talk (on channel 10) | "Can I get a break one-oh." |
| "Breaker" | CB'er who asks to use a channel | "Who's that breaker out there." |
| "Bug out" | To leave a channel | "I better bug out and get some shut eye." |
| "Bulldog" | Mack truck | "Who we got in that eastbound bulldog." |
| "Bumper Sticker" | Car following too closely | "Hey CRST better watch out you got a bumper sticker on your back door." |
| "Bundled out" | Trailer is fully loaded | "As bundled out as I am those hills will really slow me down." |
| "Buttermilk" | Any beer | "When I get home I'm gonna get me some buttermilk." |
| "Cabbage" | A long steep incline in eastern Oregon | "I jammed the brakes pullin' off of Cabbage" |
| "Camera" | Police radar unit | "There's a local yokel with a camera just ahead." |
| "Cash register" | Toll booth | "I'm comin' up on a cash register at highway 88" |
| "CB" | Citizens Band Radio | "Anyone looking to buy a good CB take it to the double harley." |
| "Chicken coop" | Truck weigh station | "Are the chicken coops open this morning?" |
| "Chicken lights" | Extra lights on a truck | "Look at all those chicken lights on that northbound bulldog." |
| "City kitty" | Woman city police officer | "You got a city kitty at the next corner up here." |
| "Clean shot" | No highway patrol around | "Large Car you got a clean shot all the way to the state line." |
| "Coal Bucket" | Dump Trailer | "Goin' up Rte. 61 in PA, better watch for them coal buckets." |
| "Comeback" | Return call or repeat | "Can I get a comeback on that smokey report." |
| "Comedian" | Median strip | "You got a smokey in the comedian taking pictures." |
| "Comic book" | Truck driver's log book | "The chicken coops checking comic books this morning." |
| "Corn flakes" | A Consolidated Freightway truck | "Can I get a smokey report there corn flakes." |
| "County Mounty" | Highway patrol | "You got a county mounty advertising at the 34." |
| "Covered wagon" | Gravel trailer covered with a tarp | "There's a line of covered wagons in this destruction up ahead." |
| "Cowboy" | Truck driver who constantly changes lanes at high speeds | "We got a bunch of real cowboys out on the road tonight." |
| "Crotch rocket" | motorcycle | "That crotch rocket better slow down or we're gonna have to call the meat wagon." |
| "Cub scouts" | Sheriff's deputies | "Cub Scouts at the 97 so you better watch out." |
| "Darktime" or "Dark 30" | Nighttime | "I am shutting this rig down right at darktime." |
| "Destruction" | Road construction | "Seem's like all the roads in Pennsylvania are always under destruction." |
| "Dirty town" | New York City | "I got a load of garbage going to dirty town." |
| "Do it to it" | Speed up | "Now that we're on the boulevard lets do it to it." |
| "Double harley" | Putting the CB on channel 11 | "Anyone looking to buy a good CB take it to the double harley." |
| "Double nickel" | Traveling at 55 MPH | "I sure got tired of running the double nickle." |
| "Down stroke" | A hill going down | "You can put her in georgia overdrive on the down stroke." |
| "Dragon fly" | A truck with no power | "Drag 'er up one side of the hill, let 'er fly down the other" |
| "Dragon Wagon" | Tow truck | "Looks like that bulldog is gonna need a dragon wagon." |
| "Dry box" | Freight trailer | "I pulled both skateboards and dry boxes." |
| "Ears on" | CB is turned on | "Any smokeys out there with their ears on." |
| "Eat-em-up" | Truck stop Cafe | "It's been so long since I stopped at the eat em up that my stomach thinks my throats been slashed." |
| "Eighteen wheeler" | A truck with 18 wheels | "If you got it an 18-wheeler brought it." |
| "Evil Kenivel" | Motorcycle cop | "Ther's an Evil Kenivel taking pictures at the 38." |
| "Fat load" | Overload, carrying more weight than local state law allows | "Better not be running at fat load, cause the coops are open and checking ground pressure this morning." |
| "Feed the bears" | Receive a ticket | "Looks like that chicken hauler likes to feed the bears." |
| "Flappers" | Ears | "Anybody got there flappers on out there?" |
| "Flip flop" | Trucker's return trip | "I'll catch you on the flip flop." |
| "Fog lifter" | Interesting CB'er | "She sure was a real foglifter." |
| "Four wheeler" | Passenger car or pickup | "Looks like smokey is giving that four wheeler and invitation." |
| "Freightshaker" | A Freightliner truck | "We're gonna buy all new freightshakers next year." |
| "Front door" | Lead rig in convoy of trucks | "Who's gonna run front door and be bear bait tonight?" |
| "Garbage" | Produce (bananas, lettuce etc.) | "I sure am glad I'm not takin this load of garbage to Hunt's Point." |
| "Gearjammer" | A speeding trucker | "We got us a real gearjammer in that eastbound lane." |
| "Gearslammer" | A trucker who's known to accelerate and decelerate a lot | "Better watch out there's a real gearslammer in the granny lane." |
| "General Mess of Crap | GMC trucks by Volvo/White | "I used to drive a general mess of crap." |
| "Georgia overdrive" | Neutral gear | "You put her in Georgia overdrive on the down stroke." |
| "Getting out" | Being heard on the CB | "Can anyone tell me if my CB is getting out?" |
| "Go to the Harley" | Putting your CB on channel 1 | "This channel's too busy, lets take it to the Harley." |
| "Going horizontal" | Going to sleep | "At darktime I'm goin horizontal." |
| "Got your ears on?" | Used when asking for someone on the CB | "Hey, J.B. you got your ears on?" |
| "Gouge on it" | Go faster, speed it up | "Once I get on the boulevard I'm gonna gouge on it." |
| Granny lane" | Far right lane used by slower traffic | "Better watch out there's a real gearslammer in the granny lane." |
| "Grass" | Median strip or side of road | "We got a four wheeler broke down in the grass at the 211 yardstick." |
| "Green stamp road" | Toll Road | "Can anyone tell me if 76 is a greenstamp road?" |
| "Green stamps" | Money paid in fines (dollars) | "Looks like the chicken coops are collecting plenty of green stamps today." |
| Ground pressure" | Weight of the truck (load) | "Better not be running at fat load, cause the coops are open and checking ground pressure this morning." |
| "Hammer" | Gas pedal | "When we get past this parking lot we can really press the hammer." |
| "Hammer down" | Driving fast | "We got a southbound smokey with the hammer down." |
| "Handle" | Slang names used on the CB | "What's your handle there CRST?" |
| "Harvey Wallbanger" | Reckless driver | "That 4-wheeler is a real harvey wallbanger." |
| "Honeybear" | Female county or state police officer | "Just passed a honeybear in a tijuana taxi takin' pictures." |
| "Idiot box" | T.V. set | "When I get home I'm gonna buy me a new idiot box." |
| "In the grass" | Pulled over in a median strip | "We got a smokey in the grass." |
| "Invitations" | Traffic tickets | "You got a smokey at the 57 yardstick giving out invitations." |
| "Juvenile delinquent" | Someone pretending to be a truck driver | "Let's take it to the double Harley ther's too many juvenile deliquents on this channel." |
| "Kenosha Cadillac" | Any AMC car | "I sure don't see many kenosha cadillacs anymore." |
| "Landline" | Telephone | "It is hard to find a landline when you need one." |
| "Linear" | Extra powerful amplifier used to increase CB transmitter output | "I want to buy me a million watt linear." |
| "Local Yokel" | City police officer | "That town up ahead is crawling with local yokels." |
| "Local Yokel with a Customer" | City police officer with someone pulled over | "You've got a local yokel with a customer on your side." |
| "Make the trip?" | Is transmission being received | "Did my signal make the trip?" |
| Meat wagon" | Ambulance | "That crotch rocket better slow down or we're gonna have to call the meat wagon." |
| "Mile markers" | Small signs on interstate highways | "We got a smokey at mile marker 156." |
| "Mix-master" | Highway cloverleaf | "You got a parking lot on the mix-master up ahead." |
| "Motor city" | Detroit, Michigan | "I need me a load goin to motor city." |
| "On the side" | Pulled over on the shoulder | "You got a 4-wheeler on the side up ahead." |
| "One eyed monster" | T.V. set | "I think my kids would die if the one-eyed-monster broke." |
| "Over your shoulder" | Behind you | "How's it look over your shoulder?" |
| "Pickle Park" | Rest area | "I don't often park overnight in the pickle parks." |
| "Pickle Park Pinger" | A CB with a roger-beep | "I don't care much for them pickle park pingers." |
| "Pickum-up" | Pick-up truck, light truck | "Watch out for that pickum-up truck broke down in the right lane." |
| "Picture machine" | Radar | "Watch out for the picture machine at the corner of 9th and Wilcox." |
| "Picture taker" | Police with radar | "There's a picture taker at the 27 mile marker." |
| "Plain wrapper" | Unmarked police car | "Plain wrapper sitting at the 57 taking pictures." |
| "Pregnant roller skate" | Volkswagon | "Better get over, we got a pregnant roller skate trying to merge ahead." |
| "Pumpkin Driver" | A driver for Schneider National | "There's a pumpkin driver ahead." |
| "Put the pedal to the metal" | Accelerate, speed up | "Let's put the petal to the metal." |
| "Rake the leaves" | Last vehicle in a string | "Looks like I get to rake the leaves tonight." |
| "Ratchet jaw" | Non-stop talker | "He sure was a ratchet jaw." |
| "Read" | Hear | "Can you read me there Baylor." |
| "Rest-um-up" | Roadside rest area | "Can anyone tell me where the next eastbound rest-em-up is?" |
| "Rig" | Tractor | "I want to buy me a new rig next year." |
| ""Rocking chair" | Vehicle between 2 trucks | "Who we got in the rocking chair tonight." |
| "Roger Beep" | An add-on device for CB's that beeps when the mike key is pressed or released | "How much did that roger beep cost ya?" |
| ""Roller skate" | Small car | "We got a roller skate broke down in the left lane so watch out." |
| "Rolling parking lot" | Automobile transport | "Who's that in the rolling parking lot southbound." |
| "Seat covers" | Attractive women in vehicles | "Look at the seatcovers in that westbound rollerskate." |
| "Shake the leaves" | See what's ahead | "I guess it's my turn to shake the leaves." |
| "Shakey town" | Los Angeles, California | "I'm on a mission to shakey town." |
| "Shiny side" | Top of the trailer | "Keep your shiny side up and your rubber side down" |
| Shut-eye" | Sleep | I better bug out and get some shut eye." |
| "Skate Board" | A flatboard trailer | "Wish I was pulling a skateboard instead of this drybox" |
| "Smokey on four legs" | Mounted police | "There's a smokey on four legs at the next corner." |
| "Sweeping leaves" | Bringing up the rear | "Who's that sweeping leaves behind me?" |
| "Stagecoach" | A customized bus used to carry entertainers form venue to venue | "Wonder if Faith Hill is in that stagecoach?" |
| "Thermos bottle" | Tanker truck | "We just bought fifteen new thermos bottle's." |
| "Tijuana taxi" | Well marked police car | "There's a tijuana taxi about a mile ahead." |
| "Tin can" | CB radio | "I have to get a new tin can at the next truckstop." |
| "Train station" | Traffic court that fines everyone | "Get out your money traffic court is a real train station today." |
| "Two wheeler" | Motorcycle | "We got a two wheeler coming up fast in the left lane." |
| "What's your 20?" | Asking for location | "Whats your 20 there New Penn." |
| "Walked over" | Over powered by a stronger CB signal | "Come back on that someone walked all over you." |
| "Willy weaver" | Drunk driver | "Watch out for the willy weaver in the granny lane." |
| "Windjammer" | Blabbermouth trucker | "That Hunt driver was a real windjammer." |
| "Window wash" | A rainstorm | "The news said we can expect a window wash later today." |
| "Yardstick" | Mile markers on the road side | "There's a smokey advertising at the 75 yardstick." |
| "You got a copy on me?" | Do you hear me? | "You got a copy on me there eastbounder?" |
| "Zoo" | Highway patrol headquarters | "Better be careful the zoo is empty tonight." |