Skate~Board – Flat~Bed Trailer Laughing, the WF brakes and returns to the cradle; it’s a soft easy ride to San Antonio. Trizzac (a UK rapper) and many gangs use the word like this: he got tingd in front of his bae (pronounced like thing without the h). G-Vegas – greenville, sc CDL Grad, No Experience
Swindle Sheets – Paper Log Book Sheets “Smokey Bear/ Smokies” = Cop. Example: These sparkomatic car speakers are phat! Answer: Word! Example #2: I heard Tommy just got expelled. Answer: Word? Stoked â Really excited or highly enthusiastic about something. â This phrase was made popular in the movie âBack to the Futureâ. Example: Donât be seen wearing that in my hood. 18 wheels connected and always rolling forward 10.4? Fog line: solid white line on the highways. A girl grown up and still loves the times Rollin in a stinky rattling old heap and squawk talking to some good fellas and felines , “Schneider Eggs” = Orange and white striped construction pylons Coloring book = the road or highway (referring to staying between the white and yellow “lines”) PARKIN LOT…………Car Hauler mean Significado, definición, qué es mean: 1. to express or represent something such as an idea, thought, or fact: 2. used to add emphasis toâ¦. carols cream- carols ice cream shop Meat~Wagon – Ambulance Running Code Ting can also be used as a verb meaning to kill. just some local terms for Altoona Pennsylvania hope it helps yall out. “Piggy-back” – One truck hauling another, minus the trailer (s). The bridge- george washington bridge Whateva â Sarcastic way of saying âYeah, okay.â Tin Can: Uninsulated tanker (visible ribs) Example: Bobby saw the police car and just totally started wigging out. Bear on a bubblegum machine – another term for mc cop 6-11 Months
get off = exit Skillz â Having great abilities in a particular task. 2 Years
Drivers known to have fast trucks, who traveled fast. YIELD= Yankee Individual Entering Lane Dangerously, Full Grown – Is state trooper Example: Our dog can be such a dufus at times. CDL Grad, No Experience
it was truly one of the best times of my life, I made a lot of good friends that I still have today! Chambers was pretty critical in grading your paper. Tin in the wind – driving with licence plate on the front or ‘leading the show’. Reefer – refrigerated trailer Cant stand this paper crap anymore. Paper and Tin – Plates (registration) and insurance. Airhead â Someone who lacks common sense and unable to grasp simple concepts. So check them out and see how many of them you know and remember. Big Brother: When heâs a lot bigger than you. Road train (truck hauling 2+ tandem trailers) Example: Donât have a cow, Jake. Corduroy – ice road built over logs for a base, muskeg crossing. A database with more than 20 thousand words combining the slang words, words and phrase constructions most used by each type of personality, obtained in forums and controlled blogs. Mainly used as a lighthearted way to say yeah, right. Aprender más. Iâm jonesing for a cigarette. Example: What kind of heinous music aree you listening to? powder-usually referred to anfo/blasting agents I respect them old boys as they respect me! Example: My buddy and I saw Rambo last night. It also for the first time gave the public a new understanding of the hard working truck drives of America! . Kulak, I think is known if anyone reads history ⦠as is tovarish (tovarish is the usual spelling tho I hav seen tavarish as well) or watched a few spy movies from the Cold War era. Large Valdez with 2 cows – Large coffee w/ 2 creams. Keep the dream alive. Answer: Duh! CRST- Crash & Roll Stunt Team I’d clean it before bed and when I wake up it “threw up” everything I just picked up and cleaned last night. Love it! Driving by brailleâ¦..using the bump strip to guide you. TRUCK MASTER………….Brand New CDL Graduates gearhead-a driver that is mechanically inclined and usually has a nice fast truck Portable parking lot – car transport Automated trannys are consuming the trucking world here too, along with front facing radar. They’re good folks! Adrian (a.k.a. I think the political fights and racial crap needs ‘torn up and left on the scales’ (like the swindle sheets in Convoy!). Example: That teacher has some bodacious curves.eval(ez_write_tag([[728,90],'inthe1980s_com-banner-1','ezslot_6',109,'0','0'])); Bogus â Something that is fundamentally wrong or unfair. Monfort Lane. ZIPPER – The broken highway center line (Oversize lingo) Zipper – The Dotted Lines Between Lanes When you’re broke down, they call in the help for you. Donut Dunker: City Cop Driving by braille…..using the bump strip to guide you. Freight~Shaker – Freightliner A Plain Freight Trailer With NO Refrigerator, etc. That’s all I can think of off the top of my head. just got a new cb. marty- martin oil station if (listElementStyle.display=="none"){ Its use is similar to âStokedâ below. hah thanks guys im goin on a roadtrip and needed to kknow the lingo this site is great. NORTH BOUND IN THE SOUTH BOUND! Biggie: Simply a big guy. DOIN THE DEAL…… Speed Limit Radio Rambo = All mouth and disapears when you get close – Wrong way driver Example: Wow, that skateboard design is totally tubular! She is such a dork. Example. Drive safe ya’ll. CONESTOGA – Flatbed trailer with ribs and soft top Merry-go-round- scale at the 95-495 split in md Here are a few I haven’t seen anyone mention. Example: I brought my favorite tape, but I forgot my walkman. Answer: Smooth, move, ex-lax. Another word for a small town police officer is a “local pocal”, bear in a plain *color* wrapper = unmarked cop in a certant color car. Pinch and wicker outfit – rig moving company (winch and picker which is a crane truck)(wicker is a sharp piece of wire sticking out of a worn cable). Example: My boom box has a dual cassette and a CD player. Itâs totally fly. Burned â A harsh outcome. They have GPS for directions and cell phones for communication. Heinous â Bad or disgusting. Between the Mustard and Mayo – keep it between the yellow and white lines. Legit â Short for legitimate. Bad â Used opposite of its intended meaning. Second attempt, bored to the gourd, WF started to pull out of cradle; Truckers repeat the signals.. High Speed Chicken Feed – Is Crystal Meth A bastardization of grotesque. What does it mean? Example: You were fired for being 15 minutes late? Evil kineivel – motorcycle cop Spaz â Someone who is hyperactive and easily excitable. Fast lane so called for Monfort truck line. “Bear in the air” – police doing speed enforcement from aircraft And dont forget this one… COFFIN DODGER= Old Person Driving Too Slow, A load of beaver biscuits is a truck hauling wood chips up here in the great white north, These are some good one’s thats for sure..hoe about No sh*t, Sherlock â A response to something someone said that was already obvious to everyone. I agree with “BigRed” Truck drivers are some of the nicest people in the world. Killer â Something that is exceptional or appreciated very much. Learn from other people’s mistakes and successes to minimize your own mistakes. Utardians: bad Utah drivers “Super slab” – multilane highway. Cb rambo: all talk, no show Two things I was fortunate enough not to have to deal with: Lot Lizards and Buffalos. I drive a lot between BC and Alberta in my Dodge 2500. Off roader – heavy spec truck that work in logging or oilfield / Driver of these trucks. Pickle~Park – Rest Area ~ Or ~ Truck Pull Off Petercar: peterbilt They are less afraid of dying then we are of loosing our jobs.. Hello, McFly?! I’m gone, Crotch rocket = Sports motorcycle Wigging out â Really paranoid to the point of being freaked out. I heard a couple of things that I can’t seem to find on the net. The only thing stopping you, is you. Boom Box â A large portable music player. Surprisingly, some of the most popular 80s phrases actually originated much earlier in our history. They left out 10-100 for bathroom break “Gum ball machine” – rotating lights on police car We use to call it Mickey Mouse. Confusion lights = Emergency flashers ( usually referring to a four wheeler on the side of road with a map not knowing which way they’re going) Example: Dude, I am so stoked about this three day weekend! It will be a valuable lesson if you listen carefully and just take it with a grain of salt. Throw jewellery – put on tire chains. Revenge definition, to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit: He revenged his murdered brother. Toilet on wheels: Septic Truck LOT LIZARD – Truck stop hooker Spah Humorous slang term for a Spy, derived from the Engineer's pronunciation of the word "Spy" in his voice command lines. “It’s clean and green back to the circle city” The road is without any spotted police cars back to Indianapolis. K Whop\ K Dub: Kenworth Images, videos and other multimedia published on inthe1980s.com qualifies as Fair Use under U.S. copyright law. Example: I was like what are you doing and he like looked and me and said like Iâm trying to kiss you. Phat â A slang term first coined in the 1950s, but gained a resurgence in the mid-1980s. I still enjoy listening to it and from time to time participating in the jibberish on it. else { Cheesy â Something that is formulaic, unbelievable or unintentionally silly. Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport. Vulva = Referring to a driver as being a sissy because he drives a Volvo tractor 1 Year
Clown Car = Load of day laborers carpooling, Yardstick – mile marker 47939 Jeux Gratuits pour Mobile, Tablette et Smart TV Portable Parking Lot – Is a car hauler Fat Ladies: Cows Headed to Stockyard to fatten up before going to slaughter. Yanker – tanker truck Example: Man, I havenât had a break since this morning. 6-11 Months
Hammer~Down – Coast Is Clear For Some Speed Not even â Denying a statement as being true. Answer: Whateva! Courteous, helping out others, picking up thumbers, and cb jabbing. play in the mountains-mountain driving/delivering in the mountains Duude â Woah or wow. Goober â Someone who is goofy and is playfully made fun of because of it. I don’t recall the road being the coloring book, it was always in reference to the log book. When you’re lost, they help you find your way. Example: I am not eating that. I remember running with a triple digit ride across Nevada at 0200, averaging 110-120 the whole way; we chatted most of the way and luckily never ran across a trooper. In the 70’s log books were called swindle sheets and we all hated them! Bungalow bound – going home. suicide jockey-a trucker hauling hazmat Lie book- log book, Hole in the wall = Tunnel Superslab = Highway ( the Superslab is slippery = cops on the highway ) Word â Used to signify something is well stated or that something is true. Used mobile CBs in the 70’s through the 90’s, but it kind of died off when satellite radio came in early 2000’s. Surprisingly, some of the most popular 80s phrases actually originated much earlier in our history. It’s like the phrase, “if you don’t know where you came from, you won’t know where you’re going”. Later days and better lays. I was hitchin’ with my son and they were very good to me. We have comprised the ultimate list of 1980s slang terms along with their definition and use. Yeah those were some good memory’s there. KEEP THE SHINY SIDE UP & THE RUBBER SIDE DOWN – Have a safe trip Example: If you get caught skipping again, your dad is gonna be pissed. Later Days and Better Lays â A phrase used to say goodbye and good luck. Back~Her~Down – Slow Or Stopped Traffic Immediately Ahead Of You Or Who Your Talking To Itâs a term used in the 1960s but became a staple of 1980s lingo with its use by Bart Simpson in The Simpsons. There is no charge for this service,
I don’t care for the new meaning of ‘good buddy’ and don’t use it that way. Papa Bear – State Trooper Ralph â To vomit. Its “tin”, “I have my tin in the wind” it means I’m leading the convoy. Hood â Short for a neighborhood. Captured – cop has someone pulled over (normally used in conjunction with other terms) This was way cool as I was doing a lot of cross-country trips at the time. All 4’s on – four tire chains on and locked up power divider and both axle locks ready for ice or mud off road. air ride = suspension on the truck or on the seats @wes (&kalbury) I think you’re mishearing “tin in the wind” (i.e. Just like many of you who visit this website, Jim grew up in the 1980s. I’ll spread the word.. Freight shaker doesn’t necessarily mean freight liner, freight shaker who runs alot of freight, as me and my wife did team driving from east to west coast, were were freight shakers. Brake check – traffic jam Big Guy: For your cool older (and probably taller) brother. 3 Years
Hellacious â Can be used in a positive or negative way. Answer: No sh*t, Sherlock. Example: Man, Eddie Van Halen is one bad guitar player. Sand Can: Dry bulk Tanker is like good to ya , stay safe , dont get cought , kinda like goodbys, City~Kitty – City Cop How about ya (example: west bound) = Does anyone have thier radio on I’m looking for some information Step~Deck – Trailer With The Front Higher Than The Rest Jimmy = GMC truck All rights reserved. Take a Chill Pill: Said to someone who is overly nervous or excited and should relax. Surprisingly good or unbearably bad. 100 MPH pencil = used by dispatcher who schedules loads faster than the truck can deliver Example: Thatâs one fly ass Members Only jacket. Live the dream ladies and gents! In your second list, I think that spetsnaz is a well-known word (Rambo III I think) ⦠Matryoshka dolls are well-known. After winter (spring) New sneakers: new tires\ treads. Disco Lights – Emergency Vehicle Displaying Lights Happy trails drivers!! I guess the Japanese equivalent would be w though. TOPPED IT – Hit an overhead object with truck, trailer or load Dry~Box – Dry/Box Trailer Example: I canât believe you forgot there was school today. what does “stack them 8’s” and “10-7” mean? i left it, i loved it, but i wont go back. great attitude. but you’ll also find the occasional odd-ball singing… and of course there’s the racial and/or political fights going on between the CB Rambos. Buffalo – the guy version of a lot lizard. Example: Thatâs a phat jacket! | Privacy Policy | Contact us | DMCA Notice |. Answer: Bite me! Example: Iâll come over after class. It was 24 years ago…. See more. Cowabunga â Satisfying and delightful. Brown cops – DOT 4 Years
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The house = Home “Wide~Open” – Chicken Coops Are Open is applied for criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching and research. What does “I’ve got my 10 in the wind” mean? Example: Want to come over and chill for a while? Example: Dude, youâve been hounding me all day about borrowing my car, Take a chill pill. We would like to show you a description here but the site wonât allow us. 47939 Recherche de jeux. Geek â A nerd or someone who is socially awkward. Black Sheep: If heâs the odd one in the family. “Got your ears on?” – is your radio on Post your comment below. Be Safe, Care bear: construction cop Or Jumpy Juice (coffee) “Driving dead in the kitchen” and “driving in the cradle” Like to understand these. I loved the huge “Coffey Breaks” (A huge meeting of fellow CB’ers at a restaurant) It was truly a great social event that stared people talking to each other as never before! Lunch~Box – Reefer Trailer Everytime you saw one he was in the left lane gasing on it. If itâs a good one weâll add it to the list! My daddy would always say we gotta stop , plop ,and top . By comparison today’s methods of social networking over the internet is huge! Example: Will you sit still. Example: That Howard the Duck movie was so lame. I believe in myself! KEEP THE LEFT DOOR CLOSED – Get to work! Reading Brail – Riding The Rumble~Strip During Bad Weather Please select the number of verifiable months you’ve been driving professionally using your Class B CDL within the last 3 years. Chicken~Coop – Weigh Station Catch ya on the flip side. Highway maggot – driver with no off road experience. Recreational Reptile/ Lot Lizard = hooker Whenever I give way to a trucker they always blink their tail lights to say “Thanks buddy!” I thank God for truckers, and I hope to be always in their company on the road! Jewellery – tire chains. Side walk sissy – Is a gay person, Radio rambo-someone you talks tuff on the cb, digger- hidden police unit Every time I turn it on it seens as if its the same ol crap that these young new drivers are whining about or “know everything about” but occasionally I will hear an old timer still out here living his dream or stuck in his own nightmare but either way its fun to listen to them. The Baron/Red Baron; ask away!). I also love how some of the trucks look. DOUBLE NICKLE……55 MPH Heavy â To acknowledge something is very serious. Only average people call Chicago the windy city. She looks like she could chew through cable wire. You guys are halarous. Yahoo = Idiot doing stupid things on the road (cutting people off, swerving, etc.) The corkscrew- ramp from major deegan i87 to the cross bronx i95 Book â The need to get somewhere immediately. Dork â Someone who is inadvertently funny, but in an odd way. he got some skillz. Recap = Tire that has had tread replaced and I heard a good one about why 4-wheelers drive like morons. masshole (idiot driver from MA or RI) I was told freight shaker was freightliner because that brand was prone to shaking at higher speeds. I also had a CB in my Bronco at the time. Gag me with a spoon â Something that is gross or obnoxious. Listen to Convoy by CW McCall if you doubt me. “The Big M” Memphis,Tn F@$%ING MORONS………Swift Drivers Donât have a cow â Stop being worried, upset or anxious about something. Lame â Weak or underwhelming. Squawk box – CB. Umm, truckers and others call Chicago, Chi (pronounced shy) town. Hello, McFly? Pencil pusher (logging truck) But if you’ve got nothing but complaints, go do something else. Mash on it – put on your brakes Adrian (a.k.a. Whereâs the beef? listElementStyle.display="none"; Example: Did you ace the driverâs test? Example: You look like Tinker Bell with all that glitter on. another one for an ambulance is the bandaid box, “Brush your hair and comb your teeth, a smokey is taking pictures at the 121″ — Slow down and watch out their is a radar trap at the 121 mile maker”, “How about an eastbound 94” Is there any east bound traffic going on I-94 (said from a west bound 94 truck looking for information), “How’s it look over your shoulder” Any reports of a police car behind you? UK slang is incomplete witout the word âting.â Ting can mean a girl, especially used with the word âpengâ (peng ting, which means an attractive girl). Break down lane = Shoulder lane Bored by the ride, pulling out of cradle, Front Trucker taps brakes, Back Trucker hits lights; WF returns to cradle. 80s Reebok Sneakers â Stylish Trends From The... 80s Stuffed Animals â Do You Remember Them? SWINDLE SHEETS = truckers log, Y’all 4got disco lights meanin cops lights flashin. Diss â To show disrespect. Baby Schneider……Orange construction barrel, Zipper – white dotted center line F*ckân A â Outstanding or Absolutely. and on the CB (usually stereotyping people from midwestern states) Example: Jessica is such an airhead. Jim and his wife Kim decided to put it all together and created inthe1980s.com. Eye ball = Head light Fly â Cool or hip. skateboard-a flatbed trailer with axles spread 10 ft apart Barf me out. string em` up- make a convoy Big Man: For your adult brother. I didn’t get to see my dad much but when he’d ask if I wanted to go I made it up into that truck faster than he did. Example: Thatâs a bitchin boom box. Pig Pen = hog trailer Psych (Sike) â To indicate what was just said is false. Yes, let employers and TruckersReport text me with new opportunities, job alerts and
To indicate something is great or fantastic. Also called Mall Maggots. other career information to the number I provided. Mallrat â Someone who likes to hang out at the mall. Rototilling – spinning your wheels but still moving (if you rototilled the hill you spun all the way up). Trains-doubles, usually referring to steel haulers In The 1980s is an Amazon Associate and earns from qualifying purchases. yes very dead air! Local yokel – city cop Probably means I’ve got my 10 speed and running wide open. centipede-a trailer with 8 axles Example: You were totally dissed by Dave at the party last night. Granny~Lane – The Slow Lane Answer: F*ckân aye I did! single stack trash mack with a window in the back = Mack truck day cab (usually worn out and dirty) Example: He drank that cod liver oil and ralphed all over the place. you forgot: Terms Based on Appearance Cocaine begins as green leaves of the coca plant, but by the time it reaches users, it is a flaky white powder (or hard, white rocks in the form of crack cocaine). Cold â Something said or done that was mean-spirited or without regard to the victim. I got the high score! I’ll have to dig out my old rig, and see what’s on these days. “You wont be disappointed!”. Makin sparks, bumper grinder (overweight) Chill â To relax. Truck drivers are some of the nicest people in the world. Looking for a good electronic log book for running US and Canada. Stay safe , pull the cord ? I have been a writer all these past years and now need to know if there is a new way of describing a CB. Yeah, thatâs the ticket â A phrase made popular by John Lovitz on Saturday Night Live while playing the character Tommy Flanagan, the Pathological Liar. I only speak for myself here but seeing urban slang like LOL in manga text always hits me with cringe. Bush man – experienced off road driver. Eat me â Used as a vindictive response when someone says something insulting. Example: I donât see anything in your six-page report proving your point. Whereâs the beef? No not a big truck I know. Example: Me and my homey are gonna bounce. When you’re hitchin’, a trucker provides a ride. Lunch Box = Box truck with refrigeration unit drivin the hump & slinging iron = going over the pass in winter and having to put on chains. Winter (winter) Answer: Cool beans. “With a customer” – police officer with someone pulled over little road = secondary road usually single lane As A 20 year vet I’ve seen and heard alot of crap on the radio. Check my eyelids for cracks = Going to sleep Soup Can: Insulated tanker (no visible ribs) “washer” truck with drink logo on it (ie.. cola, beer, etc….). suicide jockey- driver hauling gas or dynamite, Loved all the entries, I have heard the Mississippi River is called the Big Ditch.