![]() ![]() In someone's coax cable in order to short it out. Ex: "When Bozo is running hisĪmp, he gives me a Pin Job." Can also refer to the act of inserting a pin Possible signal you could see on the meter. The needle of an "S" meter against the glass. Job" - Initially this referred to a very strong signal which physically pins "OM" - Old man, also refers to someone's husband.Ĭushion" - A vehicle with many antennas. My, My" - A favorite expression used when tuning up or testing modulation. Goodness" - Similar in use to "Mercy Sakes". A place low in height compared to the average surrounding terrain. Grassburner" - A larger than typical R.F. A large, heavy luxury car, such as a Cadillac or a Lincoln. Someone calling another, as in someone knocking on the door. Someone with a weak (Down in the Grass) signal. Unfortunately, it's not legal on CB.īut that never stopped anyone so inclined. Treatment is probably not aligned correctly.Īnd a Half" - The full legal 1.5KW ham radio power limit. A radio subject to the "Golden Screwdriver" Screwdriver" - The preferred alignment tool of the "Screwdriver In the Wire" - Another slang term for cranking up the power. Plucker" - Also interchangeable with "Cotton Picker" and used in "His signal is really down in the grass, he'd better put on his shoes." In The Grass" - A weak signal which is down in the noise. Normally used to refer to another CB'er in a mostly Could be used as an effective "PG"-rated grammatical substitute for Picker" - A general term, the meaning of which varies according to theĬontext in which it is used. Also refers to the grip toīreak" - A gathering of CB'ers looking to "eyeball" eachĬhopper" - A variation of "Cotton Picker". ![]() Transmitting a dead carrier is the most common methodĬhoker" - Refers vaguely to an act of masturbation, IOW a Their transient nature makes this usually only a temporary Themselves, while ignoring other stations more than a very short distance away, and seemingly oblivious to the interference they're causing to other people trying Road with their squelches up and/or their RF Gain down chatting amongst Two (or more) mobiles (usually truckers) who run close together on the (or Banging) Heads" - When two (or more) people transmit at the same Someone who wants to "cut in" on the current channel conversation inīottle" - An alcoholic beverage, usually beer. Half" - Someone's significant other (Wife, Husband etc.)Īnchor" - A big old tube rig, or other obsolete radio. "Barefoot" - Running stock (Legal) power. (Unless the distant station is also an "alligator"). Power, which allows their signal to carry much further out than they can hear ![]() Other than a radio or local noise problem, this commonly occurs when a station is running a large amount of (All mouth and no ears) A station who transmits well, but doesn't hear as Generally reserved for members of the opposite sex Or 88's" - A more personal farewell, "88's" usually meant Or 73's" - Generally considered a wishing of best regards, normallyĭone at the end of a conversation. Mostly we used plain English in ourĬonversations (Especially in the later years),īut that didn't stop us from using and creating some unique CB terminology of our own.īuddies" here, but rather our own home grown terms interspersed by Negative view of this "trucker" lingo, once it had become too commercialized (and therefore Truckers and other folks who used the highway channels (Channel 10 in theĮarly 70's, then Channel 19 after 1975). Which was adopted and used primarily by the ![]() Radio was portrayed in the mass media, it was often associated with the colorful ![]()
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