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iheartmybike
Mon Sep 02 2002 at 1:26:48
Trucker Slang
There's a lot of trucker
slang
, this is just a
small
list
.
10-4
-
Yes
.
10-20
- Your
location
.
Alligator
- Something in the road, often a
tire
.
Back Door
- Behind you.
Back it Down
-
Slow down
.
Bear
-
Cop
. (
"Back it down
buddy
, you've got a
bear
at your
back door
. Copy that?"
)
Bear Bite
-
Speeding ticket
.
Bear Cave
-
Police station
.
Bear in the Air
-
Police
helicopter
that monitors
highway
speeds below.
Bear in the Bushes
- Cop hiding with a
radar gun
.
Big D
-
Dallas, Texas
.
Bird Dog
-
Radar detector
.
Bobtail
- The front part of a
truck
with no back part.
Brush Your Teeth and Comb Your Hair
- Used to
notify
a driver that there is a
bear
on the way and to
slow down
and
drive
well.
Buster Brown
-
UPS truck
.
Convoy
-
Group
of
truckers
.
Copy That
-
Understand
.
Crotch Rocket
-
Motorcycle
.
Feed the Bears
-
Pay
for a
ticket
.
Front Door
- In
front
of you.
Go Juice
-
Diesel Fuel
.
Greasy
- When the
road
is
icy
and
slippery
.
Grossed-Out
- When you can't carry any more
weight
.
Hammer Down
-
Move
fast.
Han
-
Passanger
or helper.
Handle
- Your
alias
on the
CB
.
Jewelry
-
Tire chains
or
cables
.
Kiddie Car
-
School bus
.
Log Book
- A
small book
drivers have to have which they
record
their
route
,
hours
of driving,
stops
they make,
etc
.
Lumper
- Person who
loads
or
unloads
the truck.
Meatwagon
-
Ambulance
.
Motion Lotion
-
Diesel Fuel
.
Negative
-
No
.
Radio Check
- A call to
check
a
radio
's
operation
.
Reefer
- Refrigerated
trailor
.
Roger
- Yes;
Message
received;
10-4
.
Skateboard
-
Flatbed trailor
.
Smokey
-
Highway Cop
.
Stand on it
- Go
faster
.
Taking Pictures
- When a
cop
uses a
radar gun
. (
"
Brush your teeth
and
comb your hair
,
partner
. There's a bear in the bushes
taking pictures
."
)
Source: http://www.clayd.com/sfai/students/studentsites/mikekenny/lingo/lingo.htm
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