Variations: Breaker, Breaker-Broke, Breakity-Break, Break Forīreaking Up- Audio cutting in and outīreaker-Breaker -Same as break. A person who likes to talk just to hear himself.ĪNL -Automatic noise limiterĪnkle biter- Small child or annoying teenagerĪntenna Farm- Base station with many antennas strung up in the airĪntler Alley -Deer crossingĪppliance Operator -Non technical person who knows how to turn the rig on, and thats about all.Īncient Mariner -AM, or someone who uses AMĪstrodome City- Houston Texas (see Space City)ī B Town -Birminghamīaby Bear- Cop in training, or rookieīackdoor -Vehicle behind the one who is ahead of it.īackdoor closed- Rear of convoy covered for policeīack off the hammer -Slow downīad scene- A crowded channelīallet Dancer -A antenna that really swaysīarefoot Using an unmodified CB transmitterīar city -Forrest City, AKīase Station -Radio installed at a fixed location, house, etc.īeam- Directional Antennaīe-Bop- Radio control signalsīean House Bull -Trucker talk exchanged at truck stops, eyeball-to-eyeballīear Cage- Police station or jailīear Cave -Poice station or barracksīear Trap -Stationary police vehicle with radarīear in the air- Helicopter or other police aircraftīeat the bushes -To drive ahead of the others and try to lure out the policeīeaver Fever -A Cber who misses his girlfriend or wifeīeaver Palace -Niteclub Singles barīeaver Patrol- On the hunt for womenīeaver Trap- Sharp looking rig with custom interiorīeer Tone -An intermittent tone signalīenton Harbor Lunch Box -Heathkit CB-1īetter Half -The other person (wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, husband)īig Mama- 9 foot whip antennaīig R -Trucks running for Roadway Freightīig Rig -Could mean "18 Wheeler" or "Fancy, expensive radio"īig Slab -Expressway / Freewayīig 10-4- Hearty agreement.īit on the seat of the britches -Got tagged for a speeding ticketīlackn White Cber -Cop with CB in his carīlack Ice -A patch of iced over blacktop road.īleeding/Bleedover -Strong signals from a station on another channel, interfering with your receptionīlessed Event -A new CB rigīlew my doors off -Pass by me with great speed, sometimes referenced to loud or strong signalīlowin Smoke -Loud signalīoast Toastie -A CB expertīoat Anchor -Either an old tube rig or a radio that is unrepairable.īootlegger- Running illegal stationīoy Scouts -The State Policeīreak -Request to use the channel, while other stations are using the frequency (For help with SSB communications - refer to my SSB section) A ACE - Important CBerĪLERT -Affiliated League of Emergency Radio TeamsĪll the good numbers -Best wishes.Īlligator-Tread from the tire of an 18 wheeler on the roadĪlligator Station -All mouth and no ears. It doesn't take a BIG man to swear, it's takes a BIG man to convey his thoughts and feelings WITHOUT swearing. When you talk to someone on the radio, use it like you would a telephone with one added restraint - don't use profanity. ![]() ![]() ![]() Listen well before you speak, many parts of the country differ on their protocols and terminology.ģ). These are words that you'll run across throughout a variety of conversations, and it's helpful to know what they mean. Please keep in mind that if you jump on the air with a sentence full of slang words and phrases below you'll sound like an idiot. CB SLANG AND TECHNICAL TERMS 1962-1998 (from the book "Woody's World Of CB") The list below represents just about every CB-ism you'll run across.
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