CB Radio Nostalgia - The Lingo
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CB Radio Nostalgia - The Lingo
I came across a site listing some of the lingo used by the American CBers back in the way-back-when. I've listed them below. Feel free to add any of the local ones you may have used 'back int day', 10-4?.
• Advertising: A marked police car its flashing lights on
• Alligator: A big piece of blown truck tire in the road
• Anchor Clanker: Boat trailer
• Back Off the Hammer: Slow down
• Backstroke: Return trip
• Band-aid Buggy: Ambulance
• Beaver Fever: Missing your wife/girlfriend
• Brake Check: Up ahead traffic is slow
• Chicken Choker: Poultry truck
• Chicken Coop: Weigh station/port of entry
• County mounty: County cop
• Dirty side: The East Coast
• Driving Award: Speeding ticket
• Drop the Hammer: Hit the accelerator and go for it.
• Everybody's Walking the Dog: All the CB channels are full
• Evel Knievel: Motorcycle cop
• Front Door/Back Door: Front/rear of a truck
• Full grown bear: State police
• Got your ears on? Do you Have your CB on?
• Hammer Down: Speed up
• High Speed Chicken Feed: Stay awake pills
• Hippie Chippie: Female hitchhiker
• Joke Book/Comic Book/Cheat Sheet: Log book
• Kiddie Car: Schoolbus
• Kojak with a Kodak: Cop with a radar gun
• Loot Limo: Armored car
• Lot Lizard: Truck stop prostitute
• Miss Piggy: A not-very-nice way of saying "female police officer"
• Nap Trap: Motel
• Negatory: No
• Organ donor: motorcycle rider with no helmet
• Parking Lot: Car Hauler
• Pickle Park: Rest Area
• Protecting and Serving: A cop has someone pulled over
• Quiz: Breathalyzer test
• Rain Locker: Shower
• Reefer: Refrigerated trailer
• Salt Shaker: Snow plow
• Skate Board: Flatbed Trailer
• Suicide Jockey: Haz Mat Hauler Explosives
• Thermos Bottle: Tanker truck
• Town Clown: Municipal police officer
• Truck Stop Tommy: Pimp
• Turd Hauler/Rolling Ranch: Livestock truck
• Twister: Cloverleaf interchange
• Warden: Wife
• Wiggle Wagon: Truck pulling two or more trailers in tandem
• Yardstick: Mile marker
• Yellowstone Bear: A cop who writes too many tickets
• Yo-Yo: Someone who speeds up and slows down
• Zipper: Painted lines on the road
• Advertising: A marked police car its flashing lights on
• Alligator: A big piece of blown truck tire in the road
• Anchor Clanker: Boat trailer
• Back Off the Hammer: Slow down
• Backstroke: Return trip
• Band-aid Buggy: Ambulance
• Beaver Fever: Missing your wife/girlfriend
• Brake Check: Up ahead traffic is slow
• Chicken Choker: Poultry truck
• Chicken Coop: Weigh station/port of entry
• County mounty: County cop
• Dirty side: The East Coast
• Driving Award: Speeding ticket
• Drop the Hammer: Hit the accelerator and go for it.
• Everybody's Walking the Dog: All the CB channels are full
• Evel Knievel: Motorcycle cop
• Front Door/Back Door: Front/rear of a truck
• Full grown bear: State police
• Got your ears on? Do you Have your CB on?
• Hammer Down: Speed up
• High Speed Chicken Feed: Stay awake pills
• Hippie Chippie: Female hitchhiker
• Joke Book/Comic Book/Cheat Sheet: Log book
• Kiddie Car: Schoolbus
• Kojak with a Kodak: Cop with a radar gun
• Loot Limo: Armored car
• Lot Lizard: Truck stop prostitute
• Miss Piggy: A not-very-nice way of saying "female police officer"
• Nap Trap: Motel
• Negatory: No
• Organ donor: motorcycle rider with no helmet
• Parking Lot: Car Hauler
• Pickle Park: Rest Area
• Protecting and Serving: A cop has someone pulled over
• Quiz: Breathalyzer test
• Rain Locker: Shower
• Reefer: Refrigerated trailer
• Salt Shaker: Snow plow
• Skate Board: Flatbed Trailer
• Suicide Jockey: Haz Mat Hauler Explosives
• Thermos Bottle: Tanker truck
• Town Clown: Municipal police officer
• Truck Stop Tommy: Pimp
• Turd Hauler/Rolling Ranch: Livestock truck
• Twister: Cloverleaf interchange
• Warden: Wife
• Wiggle Wagon: Truck pulling two or more trailers in tandem
• Yardstick: Mile marker
• Yellowstone Bear: A cop who writes too many tickets
• Yo-Yo: Someone who speeds up and slows down
• Zipper: Painted lines on the road
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Re: CB Radio Nostalgia - The Lingo
'Need to get out and sniff the wheels'. Self explanatory really!
'Motion lotion.' Fuel, petrol/diesel.
'Spanner eyes'. A pretty girl. (If she looks at you she'll 'tighten up your nuts!')
'Motion lotion.' Fuel, petrol/diesel.
'Spanner eyes'. A pretty girl. (If she looks at you she'll 'tighten up your nuts!')
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Re: CB Radio Nostalgia - The Lingo
One I still use to this day to describe the "Emergency services" is, "Blue light disco"
"Fancy seat cover" didn't that refer to your girlfriend/wife?
"Riding shotgun" = front seat passenger.
"How many candles are you burning?" = How old are you?
Can't think of any more off hand, but I'm sure there are plenty!
"Fancy seat cover" didn't that refer to your girlfriend/wife?
"Riding shotgun" = front seat passenger.
"How many candles are you burning?" = How old are you?
Can't think of any more off hand, but I'm sure there are plenty!
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Re: CB Radio Nostalgia - The Lingo
'Gis a 9' - Can you repeat that?
Toot-toot, I'm oot - I'm QRT
Toot-toot, I'm oot - I'm QRT
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Re: CB Radio Nostalgia - The Lingo
I need some go-go juice - I need fuel
I need a splash and dash - Stop for fuel (though I use this now when I need a pee break on a long trip! haha)
a Jam Sandwich - Traffic Police
I need a splash and dash - Stop for fuel (though I use this now when I need a pee break on a long trip! haha)
a Jam Sandwich - Traffic Police
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Re: CB Radio Nostalgia - The Lingo
Ball and chain was the common one for your wife whereas your girlfriend was your seat cover.
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Re: CB Radio Nostalgia - The Lingo
"2, 4, 6, 8, your turn to modulate!"
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Re: CB Radio Nostalgia - The Lingo
Hang a 6 for me - I'll be right back
"What am I hitting you at?"
Give me a count..
"Dracula".
"What am I hitting you at?"
Give me a count..
"Dracula".
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Blowing my windows out = Strong signal.
I Am the great cornholio are you threatening me ?
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Re: CB Radio Nostalgia - The Lingo
I feel a flashback to the 80s comin' onBuick Mackane wrote:Blowing my windows out = Strong signal.
30TM060
Paul aka "Sammy". (108) PY60 Old Paisley DX Group (RIP Rab Markie)
Ex GM0 , now EA5 .
Handle "Fortune Hunter" back in "the day"
Radios ....? Anything that says "TAIWAN R.O.C" on the back.
Paul aka "Sammy". (108) PY60 Old Paisley DX Group (RIP Rab Markie)
Ex GM0 , now EA5 .
Handle "Fortune Hunter" back in "the day"
Radios ....? Anything that says "TAIWAN R.O.C" on the back.
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Re: CB Radio Nostalgia - The Lingo
"Get off channel 9 you **** !"
My own lingo
My own lingo
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Paul aka "Sammy". (108) PY60 Old Paisley DX Group (RIP Rab Markie)
Ex GM0 , now EA5 .
Handle "Fortune Hunter" back in "the day"
Radios ....? Anything that says "TAIWAN R.O.C" on the back.
Paul aka "Sammy". (108) PY60 Old Paisley DX Group (RIP Rab Markie)
Ex GM0 , now EA5 .
Handle "Fortune Hunter" back in "the day"
Radios ....? Anything that says "TAIWAN R.O.C" on the back.
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Re: CB Radio Nostalgia - The Lingo
Twig, Sky Hook - Aerial
Gutter mouth - Breaker using profanities
Ratchet Jaw - Breaker who won't stop talking
Gutter mouth - Breaker using profanities
Ratchet Jaw - Breaker who won't stop talking
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Re: CB Radio Nostalgia - The Lingo
what's my poundage - whats my signal
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