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CB Slang / Technical Terms & Abbreviations

Almost all of these came from " trucker's ". As time goes bye some of these will be forgotten and new ones will be added. Here is what I can remember and compiled from numerous sources :


CB Slang---
A kind of language occurring chiefly in casual and playful speech, made up typically of short-lived coinages and figures of speech that are deliberately used in place of standard terms for added raciness, humor, irreverence, or other effect.




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10-4---- ( An acknowledgement which means "yes" or "OK" or "I received your transmission". )

10-20---- ( Your location. "What is your 10-20?". )

10-33---- ( Emergency traffic. )

10-36---- ( A call for the correct time. )

Tac---- ( Tachometer. )

Taco Town---- ( Corpus Christi,Texas-USA. )

Tags---- ( License plates. )

Tailboard artist---- ( Conceited driver. )

Take it back---- ( You may speak. )

Take it to____channel---- ( Move to ____channel. )

Take boots off---- ( Stop transmitting through linear amplifier. )

Taking a trip---- ( Operating illegally. )

Taking pictures---- ( Radar trap. )

Taking pictures in both ways---- ( Radar trap in both directions. )

Talking Over---- ( Interference from another CB (e.g. "Someone was talking over you."). )

Talking skip---- ( Talking CB over 150 miles. )

Talking through your hat---- ( Bleeding onto another channel. )

Tandem---- ( Trailer with two rear axles. )

Tanker---- ( Truck carrying liquid. )

Tar---- ( Coffee. )

Tarp---- ( Canvas covering top of open trailer. )

Tattletale---- ( Police in the sky. )

Taxi---- ( Police car. )

Tax State---- ( New York State-USA. )

Tear Jerker---- ( From a long-standing slang term, but applied to the person'
rather than the story. A person with hard luck stories. Also see "sunbeam.".
)

Telephones are ringing---- ( Calling for particular person. )

Ten bye-bye---- ( Goodbye, final closing (corruption of ten code). )

Ten code---- ( Abbreviated method of conversation originated by police.
(The APCO Bulletin, January 1940. The first official publication showing the 10-codes)
)

Ten 500---- ( Shacking up. )

Ten four---- ( Acknowledgment that message is received; O.K.; also, Four Ten. )

Ten 400---- ( Drop dead. )

Ten Fur---- ( Same as Ten Four. )

Ten hundred room---- ( Bathroom. )

Ten 100---- ( I have to go to the bathroom/specifically urination. )

Ten 200---- ( I have to go to the bathroom/specifically defecation. )

Ten 1000---- ( FCC in area. )

Ten-pounder---- ( Excellent audio. )

Tennessee Valley Indians---- ( TV Interference. )

Tennis shoes---- ( Truck tires. )

Ten Roger---- ( Same as Ten Four. )

Ten Ten and listening in---- ( Transmission completed. )

10-10 catch you later---- ( A closing. )

Ten Ten till we do it again---- ( A closing. )

Ten Ten we'll do it again---- ( Signoff. )

Ten Twenty---- ( Location. )

Ten 2000---- ( A dope pusher. )

Texas strawberries---- ( Corn. )

That's a four---- ( Message understood. )

That's a suppository---- ( That's a maybe. )

The Alamo---- ( San Antonio,Texas-USA. )

The Apple---- ( New York,New York-USA. )

The Astrodome---- ( Houston,Texas-USA. )

The Band is Open---- ( Means there are good conditions for Skip. )

The Big D ---- ( Drumchapel-Glasgow,Scotland-UK. )

The Big E---- ( Easterhouse-Glasgow,Scotland-UK. )

The big road---- ( Interstate or other major divided highway. )

The Big Smoke---- ( Glasgow,Scotland-UK. )

The Bikini---- ( Miami,Florida-USA or Florida in general . )

The Cities---- ( Minneapolis/St. Paul,Minnesota-USA. )

The Dirty---- ( Cleveland,Ohio-USA. )

The dirty side---- ( New York City,New York-USA. )

The Flag---- ( Flagstaff,Arizona-USA. )

The Friendly---- ( Philadelphia,Pennsylvania-USA. )

The Gateway---- ( St. Louis,Missouri-USA. )

The House---- ( Home. )

The Land Of The Blue Jerseys---- ( Ibrox-Glasgow,Scotland-UK. )

The Mistake on the Lake---- ( Erie,Pennsylvania-USA. )

The Mistake on the Lake---- ( Cleveland,Ohio. )

The Nickel---- ( Buffalo,New York-USA. )

The Peg---- ( Winnipeg Manitoba-Canada. )

The Rubber---- ( Akron,Ohio-USA. )

The Sandbox---- ( Sandusky,Ohio-USA . )

The Swamp---- ( Montreal Quebec-Canada. )

The Triangle---- ( Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill area of North Carolina-USA. )

The Windy City ---- ( Barrhead,Scotland-UK. )

Thick smoke---- ( Heavy concentration of police. )

Thin---- ( A very weak signal. )

Thin Man---- ( CB’er with a weak carrier. )

Thirteen---- ( Same as 10-13(Advise Weather/Road Conditions). )

Thirty-six---- ( Same as 10-36(correct time of day? or time check) . )

Thirty-three---- ( Same as 10-33(emergency, all units stand by). )

Thirty twelve---- ( Definitely agreed. )

Threads---- ( Wires on a CB radio. )

Three-legged beaver---- ( Male homosexual. )

Threes---- ( Short for seventy-three's. )

Threes and nines---- ( Good luck; a closing. )

Threes on you---- ( Best wishes; a closing. )

Through the woods ---- ( Leaving the Interstate to travel secondary roads. )

Throw a fit---- ( Operate a linear amplifier. )

Throw a shoe---- ( Get a flat tire. )

Throwing---- ( The act of transmitting, usually used with "pounds" in regard to
the power of the signal. "How many pounds am I throwing?".
)

Throwing a carrier---- ( Keying mike without talking. )

Throwing iron---- ( Installing tire chains. )

Throwing nine pounds---- ( Coming in loud and clear. )

Thunderchicken---- ( Thunderbird car. )

Tick---- ( One minute. )

Ticker Tape---- ( The FCC rules. )

Ticket---- ( CB license. )

Ticket puncher---- ( One who warns of FCC violation. )

Ticks---- ( FCC rules. )

Tied up---- ( Road detour. )

Tiger on the tank---- ( Person operating illegally with linear amplifier. )

Tighten up the rubber band---- ( Speed up. )

Tighten your seat down (we're running heavy)---- ( Speed up. )

Tijuana Taxi---- ( Police car; Wrecker; Taxi. )

Times Square---- ( Well-lit intersection. )

Tin can---- ( Automobile or van; CB rig. )

Tinsel City---- ( Hollywood,California-USA. )

Tin shield---- ( Police officer. )

Tire Chalkin---- ( Using the side of the truck Between Truck & Trailer for a restroom. )

Title Town---- ( Green Bay,Wisconsin-USA. )

TL---- ( A Federal classification of general commodity carrier that carries a full Truck Load of cargo. )

Tobacco City---- ( Winston-Salem,North Carolina-USA. )

Toenails are a-scratching---- ( Running at top speed. )

Toenails in radiator---- ( Running at top speed. )

Toenails on the bumper---- ( Running at top speed. )

Toilet mouth---- ( Habitual user of obscenities; Foul mouth. )

Toilet paper---- ( Newspaper. )

Tooled up---- ( Same as "peaked up"(A souped up rig). )

Tooling down the highway---- ( Driving at a legal speed. )

Too many eggs in the basket---- ( Overweight. )

Toothpicks---- ( lumber; "I got a load of toothpicks". )

Tooty fruity---- ( Blowing horn for no reason. )

Topside---- ( Roof. )

Topside Channel__?__---- ( Upper sideband Channel__?__. )

Top Twenty---- ( National CB Jamboree held 3 days each year in a different city. )

T.Q. stop---- ( "Trucking queen" stop (i.e., truck stop with facilities for women drivers). )

Trading stamps---- ( Monet or police tickets. )

Trailer Trucking---- ( Driving a truck. )

Training films for Y.L.---- ( Pornographic stag films. )

Training manuals---- ( Pornography. )

Train station---- ( Traffic court that fines everybody. )

Trashcan---- ( Transcon truck. )

Trash channel---- ( Local chit-chat channel. )

Travel agent---- ( Dispatcher. )

Treetop tall---- ( Good audio. )

Treetop Tall Strong---- ( Loud signal. )

Trick babe---- ( Prostitute. )

Tricky Dick's---- ( San Clemente,California-USA. )

Trip---- ( Strong signal. )

Triple digit ride ---- ( A truck that can exceed 100 miles per hour. )

Trojan horse---- ( Unmarked police car. )

Truck'em easy---- ( Drive carefully; a closing. )

Truck'em up stop---- ( Rest area. )

Trucker---- ( One who drives truck. )

Trucking guy---- ( Trucker. )

Trucking teenager---- ( Teenage hitchhiker. )

Truck jockey---- ( Trucker. )

Truckologist---- ( Same as "truck". )

Truck stop commando---- ( Trucker; "stop commando". )

Truck stop princess---- ( Prostitute. )

T-Town---- ( Tucson,Arizona-USA. )

T – Town ---- ( Texarkana,Texas/Arkansas-USA. )

Turnaround---- ( A trucker who works out of one terminal. )

Tuned up---- ( CB set tuned for maximum output. )

Tuning forks---- ( Dual antenna. )

Tunnel of love---- ( Carwash. )

Turkey---- ( Dumb person, general pejorative term. )

Turkey area---- ( Rest area. )

Turkey Call---- ( An intermittent tone generator. )

Turkey Day---- ( Thanksgiving . )

Turkey Farm---- ( Rest area. )

Turning my house around---- ( Changing direction of antenna or rotating my antenna for better reception. )

Turn Over---- ( Stop. )

Turn Signal Fluid---- ( When someone forgets to turn off the turn signals. )

Turn 20---- ( Exit location. )

TVI---- ( Television interference. )

Twelves---- ( Not alone (I have company present). )

Twig---- ( CB Aerial )

Twiggy Land---- ( Johnstone-Renfrewshire,Scotland-UK. )

Twin Cities---- ( Minneapolis/St Paul,Minnesota-USA. )

Twin City---- ( Ft. Worth,Texas-USA. )

Twin Forks---- ( Duluth,Minnesota. )

Twin huskies---- ( Dual antenna’s. )

Twin Pets---- ( A CB’er who has 2 sets from the same manufacturer. )

Twin trucks---- ( Two trailers being pulled by one truck. )

Twisted pair---- ( Telephone. )

Twister---- ( Highway interchange. )

Two miles of ditches for every mile of road---- ( A closing. )

Two Oh---- ( Same as 10-20, location. )

Two Stool beaver---- ( Very fat woman. )

Two-way radar---- ( Radar used on moving police cars. )

Two wheeler---- ( Motorbike; motorcycle. )

Two-wheel windmill---- ( Bicycle. )

T.X.---- ( Transmit or telephone. )



Technical Terms & Abbreviations---
Means practical knowledge on electrical systems including installing, maintaining, operating, or repairing electrical equipment.




TCXO---- ( Temperature Compensated Crystal Oscillator--Heated crystal oscillator for better frequency stability. )

Ten code---- ( Abbreviated method of conversation originated by police.
(The APCO Bulletin, January 1940. The first official publication showing the 10-codes)
)

The Band is Open---- ( Means there are good conditions for Skip. )

Thin---- ( A very weak signal. )

TNC---- ( Terminal Node COntroller--Modem for data communication or A type of antenna. )

TOT---- ( Time Out Timer). )

Traffic---- ( A message or messages sent by radio. )

Transceiver---- ( Combination of Transmitter and Receiver in one box. )

T-R Switch---- ( Transmit Receive switch found on older radios. )

TR Switch---- ( Transmit/Receive--A mechanical switch relay or electronic
circuit used to switch and antenna between a receiver and transmitter.
)

TS---- ( Tuning Step. )

TSQL---- ( Tone Squelch. )

Tuned up---- ( CB set tuned for maximum output. )

TVI---- ( Television interference. )

T.X.---- ( Transmit or telephone. )



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