One was 10-20, meaning location.Asking What’s your 20 emerged as a way to seek another’s whereabouts. They developed in the late 1930s when police squads began using two-way radio to communicate. ![]() There are officers shooting vehicles with a radar gun ahead! Catch CarPolice car parked in a radar set-up Eaten By A BearArrested by the policeEvel KnievelPolice officer on a motorcycle Feeding the bearsPaying a ticket or citationFull-grown bearState police trooperGot a clean shotThere are no police cars up aheadKojak with a KodakOfficer (Kojak) with their radar gun out and pointed in traffic, like a camera (Kodak)Local yokelLocal police officerMama BearFemale police officer.NightcrawlersPolice officers (especially when there are many in the area)Papa BearMale police officer Paper HangerPolice officer giving out speeding tickets.Plenty of protectionPlenty of police in the areaPolar bearWhite unmarked police vehicle. What’s your 20 is part of a system of radio codes called 10-codes. TermMeaning or TranslationBear BaitSpeeding four-wheeler that drivers hope the cops catchBaby BearRookie Police OfficerBear Bite/Invitation/Driving AwardSpeeding TicketBear in the airPolice officer in some form of aircraft (particularly helicopters)Bear in the bushesLaw enforcement is hiding somewhere (probably with a radar gun aimed at traffic)Bear rolling discosSpeeding police car with flashing lightsBear trap/Bird dogRadar detector or speed trapBrown paper bagUnmarked police carBrush your teeth and comb your hairGet ready. ![]() ![]() TermMeaning or Translation Big R Roadway truck Big truck/18-wheelerAny tractor-trailer Bull DogMack TruckBull FrogABF TruckBull Hauler Livestock HaulerBumper StickerCar that tailgates oftenBuster BrownUPS TruckChicken Truck Dressed up, fancy truck (extra chrome, wide front bumper, extra light, etc)County MountySheriff Deputy Diesel CarSemi-tractor Draggin WagonTow truck also known as a WreckerDriverTrucker (individual driving a truck)Dung BeetleVolkswagen Beetle with a male driverFender Benderan accident (adopted by general public now)Four-wheelerAny vehicle with four wheels (used primarily for personal cars/vans/SUV’s)Īlso used to describe non-truckersFreight shakerFreightliner truckGeneral Mess of CrapGMC truckGo-Go Girls Dance on the FloorLivestock truck, typically hailing pigs or cowsGo-Go JuiceDisel FuelHood Typical tractor (not a cab-over)Jet PilotSpeeding VehicleKiddy CarSchool BusLand YachtCamper or mobile homeMeat WagonAmbulanceOrgan Donor Civilian motorcyclist driving recklessly or without a helmetPiggy Back Truck towing another truckPiggy BankArmored carPregnant Roller SkateVolkswagen BeetleRigBig Truck or Tractor Trailer UnitRoller SkateSmall CarSalt ShakerHighway department truck used for dispensing ice melting agents on the road (usually salt)SemiproPickup driver, often used disparagingly SkateboardStraight, flatbed trailerSuicide JockeyDriver hauling dangerous substances such as fuel or explosivesThermos BottleRoad tractor with a chemical trailerTurkey HearseTruck with a load of turkeys intended for slaughterWiggle WagonTruck with multiple connected trailers
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