CB Language

The CB radio language is a varied and elaborate language used worldwide, with a variety of regional specificities.

 

Below is a summary of the main words used in the English CB language, however it is by no means an exhaustive list. Your local CB club or fellow CB radio buddies are a great resource to enrich your CB radio language. There are also internet sites that specialize in publishing CB radio terms.

 
ADVERTISING Flashing lights of police car BACK OFF Slow down
BASEMENT Channel 1 BASE STATION A CB set in fixed location
BEAR Policeman BEAR BITE Speeding fine
BEAR CAGE Police station BIG SLAB Motorway
BIG 10-4 Absolutely BLEEDING Signal from an adjacent channel interfering with the transmission
BLOCKING THE CHANNEL Pressing the PTT switch without talking BLUE BOYS Police
BREAK Used to ask permission to join a conversation BREAKER A CBer wishing to join a channel
CLEAN AND GREEN Clear of police CLEANER CHANNEL Channel with less interference
COMING IN LOUD AND PROUD Good reception DOUGHNUT Tyre
DOWN AND GONE Turning CB off DOWN ONE Go to a lower channel
DO YOU COPY? Understand? DX Long distance
EIGHTY EIGHTS Love and kisses EYE BALL CBers meeting together
GOOD BUDDY Fellow CBer HAMMER Accelerator
HANDLE CBer’s nickname HARVEY WALL BANGER Dangerous driver
HOW AM I HITTING YOU? How are you receiving me? KEYING THE MIKE Pressing the PTT switch without talking
KOJAC WITH A KODAK Police radar LAND LINE Telephone
LUNCH BOX CB set MAN WITH A GUN Police radar
MAYDAY SOS MEAT WAGON Ambulance
MIDNIGHT SHOPPER Thief MODULATION Conversation
NEGATIVE COPY No reply OVER YOUR SHOULDER Right behind you
PART YOUR HAIR Behave yourself - police ahead PULL YOUR HAMMER BACK Slow down
RAT RACE Congested traffic RUBBERBANDER New CBer
SAIL BOAT FUEL Wind SMOKEY DOZING Parked police car
SMOKEY WITH A CAMERA Police radar SPAGHETTI BOWL Interchange
STINGER Antenna TURKEY Dumb CBer
UP ONE Go up one channel WALL TO WALL All over/everywhere
WHAT AM I PUTTING TO YOU? Please give me an S-meter reading